Pandemic 'learning loss' grows as schools race to reopen

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This story is part of 'America in Transition,' a weekly series of in-depth reports on key parts of Donald Trump's legacy, Joe Biden's plans for change and what's at stake for all Americans. As millions of students return to virtual classrooms after the holidays, new research reveals how the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted learning and skills retention nationwide that experts say could take years to overcome. In a nod to the concerns, President-elect Joe Biden on Friday said rapid vaccination of teachers and students would be a critical priority in his first 100 days in an effort to reopen most of the nation's public schools for in-person learning by May.

has disrupted learning and skills retention nationwide that experts say could take years to overcome.

"We found that the learning loss experience was quite pervasive, that almost all students were negatively impacted by the pandemic and pivot to remote learning," said Margaret Raymond, director of the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University. "If these kids are losing this much learning in just a brief period of time, you have to plan that the recovery time here is going to be years," said Raymond.that the average American student has already lost half a year of learning in reading and over a full year of learning in math since the pandemic began.

Chloe West said she still has not met her teachers or classmates in person, and because few turn their computer cameras on during class, she does not even know what they look like. PHOTO: High school history teacher Dianna Hall of Washington, D.C., says public school teachers have been working overtime to develop new lesson plans and instructional techniques during the pandemic.

But with the virus surging, many parents and teachers insist their fears about safety are paramount, staging demonstrations from Illinois to Arizona to New York against a quick return to the classroom.

 

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