{"id":1970195,"date":"2023-07-11T20:04:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T00:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kids-progressing-even-slower-in-reading-math-now-than-before-pandemic-new-study-shows\/"},"modified":"2023-07-11T20:08:56","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T00:08:56","slug":"kids-progressing-even-slower-in-reading-math-now-than-before-pandemic-new-study-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kids-progressing-even-slower-in-reading-math-now-than-before-pandemic-new-study-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"New study reveals kids&#8217; slower progress in reading and math post-pandemic."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkids-progressing-even-slower-in-reading-math-now-than-before-pandemic-new-study-shows%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1970195&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Students are making even slower academic progress now than before the pandemic, a new study released Tuesday shows, dashing hopes that kids would learn faster to make up for learning loss during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/covid-19\">COVID<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In fourth through eighth grade, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kids-progressing-even-slower-in-reading-math-now-than-before-pandemic-new-study-shows\/\" title=\"New study reveals kids' slower progress in reading and math post-pandemic.\">students showed slower academic progress<\/a> in reading and math in 2022 than pre-pandemic, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwea.org\/uploads\/Educations-long-covid-2022-23-achievement-data-reveal-stalled-progress-toward-pandemic-recovery_NWEA_Research-brief.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new study<\/a> from NWEA, a research group that creates widely used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boston-university-epidemiologist-blasted-after-downplaying-school-closures-normal-life-for-most-of-human-history\/\" title=\"Boston University Epidemiologist Blasted After Downplaying School Closures: \u2018Normal Life For Most Of Human History\u2019\">academic assessments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>NWEA analyzed their assessment results from about 6.7 million public school students in third through eighth grade at about 20,000 public schools nationwide. They calculated the change in test scores between last fall and this spring, compared to the typical progress rate before COVID.<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Third graders were the only group that showed greater gains in reading and math than before the pandemic, with 4% in reading and 2% in math.<\/p>\n<p>Fourth and fifth graders showed slower progress. Fourth graders had a 1% drop in reading gains and a 7% drop in math gains. Fifth graders had an 8% drop in reading gains and fared the worst in math with a 15% drop in math gains.<\/p>\n<p>Kids in grades six through eight struggled the most to advance. Sixth graders fared the worst in reading, with a 19% drop in reading gains and a 6% drop in math gains. Seventh graders had a 16% drop in reading gains and a 10% drop in math gains. Eight graders also did poorly in reading, with an 18% drop in reading gains and a 7% drop in math gains.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The study concluded that \u201csignificant achievement gaps persist\u201d at the end of this school year, now several years after the government shuttered schools and kids struggled to adapt to remote learning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to reverberate through the American school system three years after the COVID-19 virus closed the vast majority of public schools in spring 2020,\u201d the study said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are actually seeing evidence of backsliding,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/07\/11\/us\/reading-math-test-scores-education-nwea.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Karyn Lewis, one of the study\u2019s lead researchers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t news anybody wanted to hear,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/education\/2023\/07\/11\/nwea-testing-scores-low-reading-math\/70388400007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Students would need an average of four and a half months of extra math instruction and just over four months of additional reading instruction to catch up to the typical pre-COVID student, the study estimated.<\/p>\n<p>It also found that achievement gains lagged across races, but minority students\u2019 progress suffered the most.<\/p>\n<p>Black students had the most sluggish gains in math and were about on par with Hispanic students for reading progress, although <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elite-private-school-students-anonymously-accused-school-officials-of-racism-the-school-caved\/\" title=\"Elite Private School Students Anonymously Accused School Officials Of Racism. The School Caved.\">black students<\/a> started at a lower point for both subjects. White students\u2019 progress in both subjects dropped close to the national average, while Asian students slowed down the least and remained well above the national average.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-wing-extremism-tied-to-psychopathy-and-narcissism-study-finds\/\" title=\"Left-Wing Extremism Tied To Psychopathy And Narcissism, Study Finds\">study authors warned<\/a>: \u201cThe scale of the crisis and its repercussions on students\u2019 academic progress surpass what can be fully addressed with the current response.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile schools are taking steps in the right direction, the reality is that the depth and breadth of the crisis demands an even more comprehensive, intensive, and sustainable approach if we are to truly mitigate the long-lasting impacts of the pandemic on students,\u201d the study authors said.<\/p>\n<p>The slow academic progress continues despite the federal government spending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the74million.org\/article\/new-study-estimates-cost-of-pandemic-learning-recovery-at-700b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">billions<\/a> of dollars on pandemic recovery for schools, in part to help kids make up for learning loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent study revealed that students&#8217; academic progress has slowed down even further compared to before the pandemic. This dashes hopes of accelerated learning to compensate for the educational setbacks caused by COVID. 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