INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The COVID-19 pandemic spared no state or region as it caused historic learning setbacks for America&s children, erasing decades of academic
progress and widening racial disparities, according to results of a national test that provide the sharpest look yet at the scale of the
crisis.Across the country, math scores saw their largest decrease ever
Reading scores dropped to 1992 levels
Nearly four in 10 eighth graders failed to grasp basic math concepts and not a single state saw a notable improvement in their average test
scores, with some simply treading water at best, AP reported.Those are the findings from the National Assessment of Educational Progress —
known as the &nation&s report card& — which tested hundreds of thousands of fourth and eighth graders across the country this year
It was the first time the test had been given since 2019, and it&s seen as the first nationally representative study of the pandemic&s
impact on learning.It is a serious wakeup call for us all,& Peggy Carr, commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, a
branch of the Education Department, said in an interview.In NAEP, when we experience a 1- or 2-point decline, we&re talking about it as a
significant impact on a student&s achievement
In math, we experienced an 8-point decline — historic for this assessment.It&s no surprise that children are behind
The pandemic upended every facet of life and left millions learning from home for months or more, AP reported.The results released Monday
reveal the depth of those setbacks, and the size of the challenge facing schools as they help students catch up.The post Test scores show
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