KidsData · @KidsData
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Since the pandemic, the number of California students who are chronically absent from school has surged to 1.8 million, says a new study by Thomas Dee at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.

Rates of chronic absenteeism jumped to 30% in 2021-2022, from 12% in the school year before the pandemic. Chronic absenteeism was defined as missing at least 10% of the school year.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times: bit.ly/3ZeiAHV

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ProPublica · @ProPublica
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An Experiment to Fight Pandemic-Era Learning Loss Launches in
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After intense opposition and skepticism, two elementary opened 20 days early to help make up for what they missed during the time of .

The first question: Would kids show up in the middle of for extra schooling?

propublica.org/article/richmon

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TracingCOVID · @tracingcovid
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(4/5) With long-desired movement on reading reform afoot, we can take a beat to ask: what can be done about declining math scores? Again, something emerged early in COVID that points to a hopeful horizon. A new study with harder data shows the correlation between *music education* and higher math & reading scores. Lead author Martin Burgee conducted the study over ten years. It finally published in December 2020, when few were paying attention: sciencedaily.com/releases/2020

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TracingCOVID · @tracingcovid
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(1/5) Since political operatives are trying to re-write history about school closures being "the worst pandemic policy" my latest newsletter examines the education *improvements* that ironically are coming out of the pandemic. tracingcovid.substack.com/p/me The first improvement is a long-awaited reform in reading instruction, pushed to a head by parents who eavesdropped on Zoom class.

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Mark Dunk · @unklar
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Sampath Pāṇini ® ✅ · @paninid
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“I have a hard time with sequences, patterns and spatial reasoning.

At school, my processing issues often left me deeply embarrassed.

During math lessons, I’d feel a kind of desperation as I tried to understand what was being taught before I got called on.

There was never enough time.”

open.substack.com/pub/homecult

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Last updated 2 years ago

KidsData · @KidsData
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: Child care consumes a large share of family income among those who pay for services—between 8% and 19.3% of median family income per child—according to a U.S. Department of Labor blog.
Learn more: blog.dol.gov/2023/01/24/new-ch

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Last updated 3 years ago

KidsData · @KidsData
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: Riverside and San Bernardino had preschool or kindergarten enrollment rates lower than 42%, and licensed child care availability lower than 15%, in 2021.
Learn more: kidsdata.org/blog/?p=10707

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Last updated 3 years ago

KidsData · @KidsData
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: In 2021, an estimated 51% of California children ages 3 to 5 were enrolled in preschool or kindergarten, DOWN from pre-pandemic levels of more than 60%.
Learn more: kidsdata.org/blog/?p=10707

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Last updated 3 years ago

Mark Dunk · @unklar
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Mark Dunk · @unklar
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David Knuffke · @DavidKnuffke
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I am deeply skeptical of any narrative that suggests pandemic is an actual phenomenon and not just a means to continue to degrade US public .

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KidsData · @KidsData
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Mark Dunk · @unklar
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Mark Dunk · @unklar
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3 Ways for Schools to Make Sure They Get What They Pay for in Learning Recovery

Neitzel & Krajewski: The potential for missteps in spending billions in relief funds is exponential without evaluating how well programs work

By Amanda Neitzel & Jen Krajewski

the74million.org/article/3-way

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Mark Dunk · @unklar
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Mark Dunk · @unklar
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Quarantines, Not School Closures, Led to Devastating Losses in Math and Reading

CDC quarantine guidance required keeping students home for up to 2 weeks if exposed to COVID. Most districts had no plans for live instruction

By John Bailey

the74million.org/article/schoo

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Last updated 3 years ago

KidsData · @KidsData
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: 42% of caregivers reported that their youngest school-aged child fell behind at school during the 19-20 or 20-21 school years and still hadn't caught up at the end of 21-22.
Learn more: kidsdata.org/topic/2472/covid19-academic-progress/pie#loc=2&tf=157&pdist=230
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Last updated 3 years ago