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This Week’s Top Story  Massive Learning Setbacks Show COVID’s Sweeping Toll on Kids Via AP: The average U.S. elementary-school student lost more than half a school year of learning in math — and nearly a quarter of a school year in reading — during the pandemic. “When you have a massive crisis, the worst effects […]

Last week, the National Assessment of Education Progress, or NAEP, released numbers that showed just how much students’ skills suffered since 2019.

All of us who were vocal and loud critics of school lockdowns are vindicated—but where do kids go to get the two years back?

And emily oster is the one who wrote the article saying we should declare pandemic amnesty. forgive and forget lets all just get along. what they forget is what they put kids through for years and a lot of parents if you look at these polls are not forgiving on this. >> precisely, i appreciate that she wants to be forgiven, thats great. what does forgiveness take, when when youre people who knowingly in the face of insurmountable evidence decided to close schools for up to a couple years, masked...

A national scorecard on pandemic learning loss shows Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools took a big hit. But a lead researcher says don't be too quick to blame closure decisions.

A national scorecard on pandemic learning loss shows Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools took a big hit. But a lead researcher says don't be too quick to blame closure decisions.

Last week, the National Assessment of Education Progress, or NAEP, released numbers that showed just how much students’ skills suffered since 2019.

Federal test scores released last week illustrated the extent of COVID’s impact on K-12 learning, revealing the largest-ever math declines in the history of the National Assessment of Educational Progress. In virtually every state and major school district, fourth and eighth graders demonstrated far less mastery over the subject than students who took the test […]

The latest effort from Khan Academy founder Sal Khan places a focus on tutoring. Free tutoring.  Twelve states have taken notice, as have high schools and universities that increasingly see volunteering for Schoolhouse.world as a desirable credential in their applicants. Launched in 2020, the platform offers high schoolers free Zoom-based tutoring in math, as well […]

Because my children are suffering through the learning loss that it is time for me to get out of my comfort zone and to step up and to step up for not only my children but all of the children in the new port mesa unified school district. >> kira, you see the story across the country and its a real movement this parent pal movement, isnt it in >> absolutely. when im out talking to voters, a lot are parents that are frustrated and they want to be able to do something. they want to be engaged and i...