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: https://bit.ly/3ZeiAHV
#Education #ChronicAbsentee #Absent #Pandemic #COVID #COVID19 #LearningLoss @edutooters @edutooter
#education #chronicabsentee #absent #pandemic #covid #COVID19 #learningloss
An Experiment to Fight Pandemic-Era Learning Loss Launches in #Richmond
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After intense opposition and skepticism, two elementary #schools opened 20 days early to help #students make up for what they missed during the time of #RemoteLearning.
The first question: Would kids show up in the middle of #summer for extra schooling?
#School #Kids #Teachers #Education #Virginia #Pandemic #COVID #LearningLoss #Parents
#richmond #schools #students #remotelearning #summer #school #kids #teachers #Education #virginia #pandemic #covid #learningloss #parents
(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: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201130150413.htm #COVID #learningLoss #music
(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. https://tracingcovid.substack.com/p/melodic-lines The first improvement is a long-awaited reform in reading instruction, pushed to a head by parents who eavesdropped on Zoom class. #learningLoss #COVID #COVID19 #misinformation #disinformation
#Disinformation #misinformation #COVID19 #COVID #learningloss
COVID Learning Loss: Missouri Scores Show Dramatic Drop in Student Performance
#education #school #teaching #learning #K12 #learningloss
“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.”
#education #neurodivergent #math #attention #patternrecognition #learningloss
#education #neurodivergent #math #attention #patternrecognition #learningloss
#FactOfTheDay: 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: https://blog.dol.gov/2023/01/24/new-childcare-data-shows-prices-are-untenable-for-families
#EarlyChildhood #EarlyEducation #Preschool #Kindergarten #LearningLoss #Data #Trends #COVID19 #Pandemic
#factoftheday #earlychildhood #earlyeducation #preschool #kindergarten #learningloss #data #trends #COVID19 #pandemic
#FactOfTheDay: 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: https://www.kidsdata.org/blog/?p=10707
#EarlyChildhood #EarlyEducation #Preschool #Kindergarten #LearningLoss #Data #Trends #COVID19 #Pandemic @edutooters
#factoftheday #earlychildhood #earlyeducation #preschool #kindergarten #learningloss #data #trends #COVID19 #pandemic
#FactOfTheDay: 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: https://www.kidsdata.org/blog/?p=10707
#EarlyChildhood #EarlyEducation #Preschool #Kindergarten #LearningLoss #Data #Trends #COVID19 #Pandemic @edutooters
#factoftheday #earlychildhood #earlyeducation #preschool #kindergarten #learningloss #data #trends #COVID19 #pandemic
Survey: Nearly Half of Students Started Last Fall Below Grade Level — Usually in Math and Reading — but Tutoring Remains Elusive – The 74 https://www.the74million.org/article/survey-nearly-half-of-students-started-last-fall-below-grade-level-usually-in-math-and-reading-but-tutoring-remains-elusive/
#education #learningloss #schools #learning #teaching #k12 #math #reading #literacy
#education #learningloss #Schools #learning #teaching #K12 #math #reading #literacy
New Report Finds Test-Based Promotion Leads to Literacy Gains in Mississippi https://excelined.org/2023/02/07/new-report-finds-test-based-promotion-leads-to-literacy-gains-in-mississippi/
#education #teaching #learning #k12 #learningloss #mississippi #literacy
#education #teaching #learning #K12 #learningloss #mississippi #literacy
Michigan May Reverse Law Requiring 3rd-Graders Behind in Reading to Repeat Grade – The 74 https://www.the74million.org/article/democratic-led-senate-education-panel-votes-to-reform-third-grade-reading-law/
#education #reading #k12 #learning #teaching #schools #michigan #learningloss
#education #reading #K12 #learning #teaching #Schools #michigan #learningloss
New Jersey Lawmaker Wants to Create a State ‘Learning Loss Czar’ – The 74 https://www.the74million.org/article/new-jersey-lawmaker-wants-to-create-a-state-learning-loss-czar/ #newjersey #learningloss #k12 #education #teaching #learning #school
#newjersey #learningloss #K12 #education #teaching #learning #school
I am deeply skeptical of any narrative that suggests pandemic #LearningLoss is an actual phenomenon and not just a means to continue to degrade US public #education.
California High School Graduation Rate Improves In Post-COVID Rebound
https://laist.com/news/education/california-high-school-graduation-rate-improves-lausd-record
#GoodNewsFriday #StudentData #Graduation #LearningLoss @edutooters
#goodnewsfriday #studentdata #graduation #learningloss
Are Relationships the Key to Solving America’s School Absenteeism Crisis?
By Daniel Mollenkamp
#Schools #learning #students #education #K12 #learningloss
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
#education #teaching #learning #K12 #learningloss
Pandemic Catch Up: What Will it Take for Left-Behind Students to Learn to Read?
By Joe Hong
#calmatters #california #education #teaching #learning #k12 #learningloss
#calmatters #california #education #teaching #learning #K12 #learningloss
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
https://www.the74million.org/article/schools-must-embrace-the-looming-disruption-of-chatgpt/
#learning #learningloss #schools #teaching #k12 #math #reading
#learning #learningloss #Schools #teaching #K12 #math #reading
#FactOfTheDay: 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
#Education #COVID19 #LearningLoss @edutooters
#factoftheday #education #COVID19 #learningloss