Chico Unified looks to combat learning loss As more students struggle with learning amid pandemic changes and restrictions, one local district has a new plan to get them back on track. Posted: Feb 18, 2021 7:40 PM Posted By: Dani Masten CHICO, Calif. - Parents and students can expect many options to choose from to help mitigate learning loss. Stephanie Cunniff is a teacher at Neal Dow elementary. She said she's experienced learning loss firsthand. "You know, I am a parent myself and I have seen the learning loss within my own student,” Cunniff said. “That is just what is going to happen when the kids haven't been in school for five months."