Learning loss is happening. It is real and it is inequitable, said Jimmy Sarakatsannis, a partner in McKinsey & Company s Washington, D.C., office.
His firm updated its June report on Covid 19 s impact on education in December. It estimates approximately 60% of K-12 students started the school year fully remote. Meanwhile, 20% began with a hybrid model a mix of both remote and in-person instruction, and 20% went back into classrooms full time.
If those numbers hold throughout the school year, students will lose nine months of math learning, the report predicted. However, students of color will see a loss of 11 months or 12 months, compared to seven months to eight months for white students.