Coronavirus Learning News Today

Experts have predicted a full rebound to pre-pandemic scores would take years.

Schools are implementing proven methods to accelerate student learning, experts tell WRAL News. But those practices need to be even more intense to catch students up to pre-pandemic achievement levels within the next year -- before federal funding meant to help is gone.

The math and reading performance of 13-year-olds in the United States has hit the lowest level in decades, according to test scores released today from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the gold-standard federal exam.

Updated December 29, 2020 11:17 a.m. EST By Maggie Brown, WRAL multiplatform producer Cary, N.C. — New coronavirus cases have more than tripled at Wake County Public Schools this month, since the district decided to resume in-person learning. The spike in cases is on track with state and national trends, which have been concerning health officials as more people are ignoring public health guidance on social distancing. More coronavirus deaths and hospitalizations are expected in the comin...