The latest Education Recovery Scorecard reveals that students are recovering slowly in math but are regressing in reading, with troubling trends in chronic absenteeism affecting overall student performance. Despite significant federal funding of $190 billion aimed at improvement, evidence shows that many students are still far behind, particularly in literacy, which has been declining even before the pandemic. The report highlights the need for targeted catch-up efforts and outlines a new initiative from Harvard to promote evidence-based policies addressing these issues effectively.
Students have continued to recover slowly in math, although the average student is still almost half a grade level behind. In reading, rather than recovering, students are going in the wrong direction.
The loss in literacy came despite initiatives to implement the "science of reading" in many states. Literacy levels were declining even before the pandemic.
Chronic absenteeism continues to be a drag on student performance. Federal aid of approximately $190 billion was distributed to schools, which had until September to use the money.
A Harvard-led initiative aims to help states identify and share evidence-based policies to reduce chronic absenteeism and improve reading and math skills.
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