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Covid. pre-covid the children were not going that great either. we know that in the latest scores we have, 2019 national assessment for educational the keds were nked kids were not learning, we saw that by fourth grade in virginia. the rest of the states are not doing so well, check the scores, according to national 40 card, 71% of our children are failing. they are failing spectaculary this is a crisis, i have a teacher in one of our inner-city schools, she said, lieutenant governor our childre...

Decline for math. >> its not surprising keeping in mind a year and a half ago, over half our schools were not open for full-time learning. >> reporter: students who were already struggling in schools showed the most dramatic dropoff. >> that estimates to about nine months worth of instruction. >> reporter: martin west is a member of the board tho oversees this test. how long could it take these students to catch up? >> its going to take a number of years before students are able to make this up ...

Covid. pre-covid the children were not going that great either. we know that in the latest scores we have, 2019 national assessment for educational the keds were ked kids were not learning, we saw that by fourth grade in virginia. the rest of the states are not doing so well, check the scores, according to national 40 card, 71% of our children are failing. they are failing spectaculary this is a crisis, i have a teacher in one of our inner-city schools, she said, lieutenant governor our children...

The teachers lives easier. they have five grade levels all in one classroom. what tools can we give them, make their life easier? i think between that and theres a bunch of other variables around compensation, et cetera, we have a shot. but its not going to be easy. >> a difficult time for teachers, especially difficult for students, and never mind the parents. thank you so much for joining us at this hour. >> thanks for having me. coming up, authorities in mitch are investigating how this mis...

Students to catch up? >> in my view a number of years before students are able to make up this lost ground in full. >> i have students that are coming in to fourth grade that are performing to and three grade levels below where they should be. >> reporter: nicole is a fourth and fifth grade teacher in texas who asked us not to show her face fearing retaliation. >> i dont know i can make up two years of growth in one year. >> i dont think its over yet. well have to do better than what we were doi...

So they can really come to a solution that i wish politicians would come to. [laughter] >> seem so common sense. but like i said were trying to develop kids to be learners, were trying to train children for jobs that dont exist yet. so they have to be the solvers critical thinkers. >> do you see any concerns with parents thinking that some educators are stepping into their territory right now when it comes to some of the conversations that are being had in the classroom? >> it can happen. i thin...

Solution that i wish politicians would come to. [laughter] >> seem so common sense. but like i said were trying to develop kids to be learners, were trying to train children for jobs that dont exist yet. so they have to be the solvers critical thinkers. >> do you see any concerns with parents thinking that some educators are stepping into their territory right now when it comes to some of the conversations that are being had in the classroom? >> it can happen. i think as an educator we have to s...

So they can really come to a solution that i wish politicians would come to. [laughter] >> seem so common sense. but like i said were trying to develop kids to be learners, were trying to train children for jobs that dont exist yet. so they have to be the solvers critical thinkers. >> do you see any concerns with parents thinking that some educators are stepping into their territory right now when it comes to some of the conversations that are being had in the classroom? >> it can happen. i thin...

Members. they were praised by one speaker at a recent meeting as being unwoke and may help pass new policies for library and educational materials. the school district says books that meet the new guidelines will be returned to the libraries as soon as it is confirmed that they comply with the new policy. not impressing a parent who was part of the committee that put many of the books back in circulation last year. >> it was actually a really fast committee. we discussed them. we decided they we...

Appropriate grade levels like high school or middle school. but what has since changed is the day before school started, principals were told those 41 books had to be pulled off the shelves. that included those same books that were reviewed last year. whats sparking this change? well, in may, a right wing christian organization political action group helped elect three new school board members. now this school board adopted new policies by which books that have been challenged by parents are rev...