The abrupt shift to distance learning last year across the nation had only a modest impact on student learning, according to several new national studies.
Reading scores this fall held up pretty well, despite the loss of three months of in-person instruction in most districts last spring. However, math scores dropped significantly, according to three different national studies based on test scores this fall.
Thatâs the good news.
Hereâs the bad news.
Rural, low-income and minority students generally lost more ground than others. This means the impact of the pandemic exacerbated educationâs already worrisome wealth gap. Most of the research so far focuses on grades K-8, where students have continued taking standardized achievement tests.
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Montgomery: In-person help for residents needing assistance with unemployment claims is coming to an end as a new phone appointment system will be established for the new year. The Department of Labor said it is ending in-person service at the Crump Senior Center because of health and safety concerns related to the coronavirus. The last dates for such service will be Monday and Tuesday. Appointments for those days will be available on the ADOL website www.labor.alabama.gov. Claimants can call (800) 361-4524 beginning Sunday after 5 p.m. until midnight on Sundays through Thursday to schedule a call-back for the next day to set up an appointment. Claimants are encouraged to keep their phones near them for their scheduled call-back, the department said. The calls will come from a Montgomery number. State of