# U.S. students need to start showing up February 11, 2025 *Detailing latest recovery scorecard, Ed School researcher urges broader action to reduce absenteeism and a sharper focus on targeted catch-up efforts* For the latest report from the [Education Recovery Scorecard](https://educationrecoveryscorecard.org/), co-authored by Harvard’s [Thomas Kane](https://www.gse.harvard.edu/directory/faculty/thomas-kane) and released Tuesday, researchers compared academic recovery in math and reading for individual school districts enrolling 35 million students in 43 states. Among the findings: Students are moving in the “wrong direction” in reading; tutoring seems to reward investment; and chronic absenteeism continues to be a drag on student performance. The report — a collaboration among the [Center for Education Policy Research](/) at Harvard, the [Educational Opportunity Project](https://edopportunity.org/) at Stanford University, and faculty at [Dartmouth College](https://home.dartmouth.edu/) — comes months after the expiration of federal relief funding for K-12 schools. Federal aid of approximately $190 billion was distributed to schools, which had until September to use the money. In this edited interview with the Gazette, Kane, director of the Center for Education Policy Research and a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, details both the latest results and the launch of a Harvard-led initiative to help states identify and share evidence-based policies to reduce chronic absenteeism and to improve reading and math skills. Continue reading at [https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/02/u-s-students-need-to-sta…](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/02/u-s-students-need-to-start-showing-up-pandemic-covid-learning-loss/ ); See also:- [ COVID-19 Impact ](/focus-areas/covid-19-impact) - [ In the News ](/cepr-in-the-news) - [ Education Recovery Scorecard ](/projects/education-recovery-scorecard) - [ 2025 ](/year/2025) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#)