Districts tackle COVID learning gaps
Dec 24, 2020 It was a situation education officials saw coming when schools were shut down in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The normal summer learning loss would be compounded by an extra several months outside of school. Now, officials have data to target where the slide hit the worst. âThe data would show the lower elementary is where the pandemic made the most difference,â said Joel Pedersen, superintendent of Cardinal School District. He said that makes the most sense as that's where students receive foundational learning where curriculum builds on each other. And thatâ...