#pandemic-learning-loss

#pandemic-learning-loss

California schools mandated to spend $2 billion on tutoring for high-needs students due to learning loss from pandemic.

Legal settlement aims to make California's education system more equitable for students who were left behind during remote learning. [ more ]

Nearly 30% of students were chronically absent during the 2021-22 school year.

70% of high-poverty schools experienced chronic absenteeism in 2021-22, up from 25% before the pandemic.

Students who miss school are less likely to read by the end of third grade and more likely to have academic and behavioral challenges in middle school. [ more ]