New data from the Nation's Report Card reveals that while many students improved their math scores since the pandemic, most fourth and eighth graders still perform below pre-COVID levels. The decline in academic achievement actually started before the pandemic, highlighting deep-rooted issues in education. Federal funding aimed at addressing these disruptions has led to some modest gains; however, the report underscores the ongoing challenges educators and policymakers face in supporting student learning post-COVID.
In fourth grade, it seems that, regardless of where students were, they were improving, says Lisa Ashe, a math consultant with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
While many students have made up some academic ground in math, most fourth- and eighth-graders still performed below the pre-pandemic levels of 2019.
The achievement declines appear to have begun even before COVID-19, raising important questions about student struggles.
Although federal emergency funding led to modest academic gains, this new data shows students still have a long way to go.
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