Preliminary data suggests significant learning loss for students
VIDEO: Preliminary data suggests significant learning loss for students By Nick Reagan | April 23, 2021 at 2:43 PM EDT - Updated April 23 at 6:30 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A year of social distancing, quarantining, and computer classrooms has left a major impact on education. While experts feared learning loss, preliminary data is now in to back up those fears.
The Berkeley County School District just completed its Reading and Math Inventory tests. A multiple-choice assessment administered multiple times a year to high school freshmen and sophomores.
“It’s a diagnostic tool,” said Dr. Mathis Burnette who is the academy coach at Stratford High School. “The goal is to improve instruction with data. You get a quantile score and a lexile score. Ultimately what you want to get to is where is this student now and versus where do we take them.”
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By Wesley Joe
Despite the heroic efforts of Arlington Public Schools (APS) staff, students and parents, our K-12 students are sustaining consequential learning losses this year. The declines are sharpest among more vulnerable students, such as English learners, special education students, and low-income minority kids. By the end of the school year, losses could be disastrous.
Looking at national achievement data from the fall, McKinsey and Co. found that “students of color could be 6 to 12 months behind, compared with 4 to 8 months for white students.” While the community grapples with the challenges of learning