(NewsNation) — Students who began their formal education during the COVID-19 pandemic are consistently falling behind historical trends and need more help keeping pace than their older counterparts, new data reveals.
A CV Associates Study compared three years of reading and math results from the same subjects – the youngest was 3 at the start of the collection in 2021 and the oldest was around 9 – with historical trends in education.
The data shows that different age groups are advancing post-pandemic education in divergent ways, with older children catching up and sometimes excelling, while younger students have fallen worryingly behind historical data in both categories. subjects.
The oldest students, who were in fourth grade during the start of the pandemic, showed just 0.1 standard deviations from historical trends as they recovered from 2021’s low numbers. The youngest group, however, is a huge deviation away standard of 0.22 in relation to historical data and losing ground.
Mathematical results showed that all cohorts were behind historical trends in spring 2024, with the standard deviation ranging from 0.19 to 0.45 below historical testing data.
Rather than a distinct difference between age groups, the research found that “the only group showing small signs of recovery are students starting 4th grade in 2021.” Overall, students are far behind in math post-pandemic.
Student placement level played a key role in recovery from the pandemic. Students at the same grade level typically kept pace in reading and did not fall as far behind as others in math, while those who ranked well below grade level were “almost always significantly behind historical trends” in both.
Curriculum Associates research found that another group of students falling behind are those from low-income or minority communities. This suggests that “some populations or communities benefited most, while those most in need of support continue to need support”.
Many of the remaining pandemic relief programs, includingUS$ 190 billion in elementary and secondary educationrelief, desire will expire in September 2024.
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