The study found a slight multi‑year decline in Reading Comprehension. This decline is evident by 2020 (reflecting pre‑pandemic learning) and continues thereafter; Auckland’s COVID‑specific movement is ...

The disruption was greater in Auckland and schools with more socioeconomic barriers.

When the Pennsylvania Department of Education released reading scores in December, the news was grim. Not only was performance still far below pre-COVID levels, the percentage of students meeting ...

Academic achievement in U.S. public schools continues to fall behind pre-pandemic levels, with national test data showing a ...

The Class of 2024, which entered high school just months after the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020, spent nearly four years enduring lockdowns, masks, distance learning and increased absenteeism — ...

Schools that serve historically marginalized students are more likely to still be behind but have some of the biggest gains in recovery since the pandemic.

High school seniors had the worst reading scores since 1992 on a national test, a loss probably related to increases in screen time and the pandemic. Their math scores fell as well. By Dana Goldstein ...