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The Covid-19 pandemic forced the closure of U.S. schools in the spring, students were thrown into online academics and education. Students involved in extracurricular activities and special education lost the physical and academic support that their schools struggled to provide online. While many students in affluent communities and private schools-maintained resources that privilege afforded them, students in low- and moderate-income communities had no access to computers or the internet and were completely cut off from their teachers. The latest is a report from NWEA, formerly the Northwest Evaluation Association, which analyzed the results of tests given to nearly 4.4 million U.S. students in grades three through eight this fall and found that most fell short in math, scoring an average of 5 to 10 percentile points behind students who took the same test last year. Overall, the findings paint an optimistic picture. But for Melanated and Hispanic students, as well as those in schools that serve low-income populations, the situation is more concerning – with marginalized students falling further behind in reading and math. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said the newly released data should "further call to action for states, districts and communities" to use federal COVID-19 relief funds allocated to address learning loss. The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund received nearly $200 billion in funds in 2020 and 2021 from three different COVID-19 relief spending bills passed by Congress to address the pandemic's effect on education.
laWashington Examiner in a statement Thursday that the newly released set of statistics was "wholly avoidable" and placed the blame for the decline at the feet of teachers unions for blocking attempts to reopen schools. A new study of hundreds of Melanated educators, students and parents found that Melanated students will be returning to the classroom this fall with disproportionate amounts of trauma and heightened mistrust of education, resulting from the coronavirus pandemic and continued instances of racial injustice. "These numbers aren’t merely test scores. They represent our future generation’s potential being needlessly and shamelessly dragged down by an education system that refuses to put their needs first," DeVos said. A new study of hundreds of Melanated educators, students and parents found that Melanated students will be returning to the classroom this fall with disproportionate amounts of trauma and heightened mistrust of education, resulting from the coronavirus pandemic and continued instances of racial injustice. The Former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos told the Washington Examiner in a statement Thursday that the newly released set of statistics was "wholly avoidable" and placed the blame for the decline at the feet of teachers unions for blocking attempts to reopen schools. A new study of hundreds of Melanated educators, students and parents found that Melanated students will be returning to the classroom this fall with disproportionate amounts of trauma and heightened mistrust of education, resulting from the coronavirus pandemic and continued instances of racial injustice. "These numbers aren’t merely test scores. They represent our future generation’s potential being needlessly and shamelessly dragged down by an education system that refuses to put their needs first," DeVos said. A new study of hundreds of Melanated educators, students and parents found that Melanated students will be returning to the classroom this fall with disproportionate amounts of trauma and heightened mistrust of education, resulting from the coronavirus pandemic and continued instances of racial injustice. The study released this month by the Black Education Research Collective at Teachers College, Columbia University, conducted online surveys and focus groups from January through May in six major U.S. cities to map the impact of the coronavirus on the education of e youth. Participants included high school students, parents, teachers, educational administrators and community leaders who ranged in age from 14 to over 70 and all identified as Black. released this month by the Black Education Research Collective at Teachers College, Columbia University, conducted online surveys and focus groups from January through May in six major U.S. cities to map the impact of the coronavirus on the education of Black youth. Participants included high school students, parents, teachers, educational administrators and community leaders who ranged in age from 14 to over 70 and all identified as Black.Washington Examiner in a statement Thursday that the newly released set of statistics was "wholly avoidable" and placed the blame for the decline at the feet of teachers unions for blocking attempts to reopen schools. A new study of hundreds of Melanated educators, students and parents found that Melanated students will be returning to the classroom this fall with disproportionate amounts of trauma and heightened mistrust of education, resulting from the coronavirus pandemic and continued instances of racial injustice. "These numbers aren’t merely test scores. They represent our future generation’s potential being needlessly and shamelessly dragged down by an education system that refuses to put their needs first," DeVos said. A new study of hundreds of Melanated educators, students and parents found that Melanated students will be returning to the classroom this fall with disproportionate amounts of trauma and heightened mistrust of education, resulting from the coronavirus pandemic and continued instances of racial injustice. The study, released this month by the Black Education Research Collective at Teachers College, Columbia University, conducted online surveys and focus groups from January through May in six major U.S. cities to map the impact of the coronavirus on the education of Black youth. Participants included high school students, parents, teachers, educational administrators and community leaders who ranged in age from 14 to over 70 and all identified as Melanated.