Study finds parents are in the dark on schools’ post-COVID performance

AXIOS September 5, 2024
Russell Contreras

The majority of states are failing to provide accessible, transparent school performance data on student learning loss from COVID-19 shutdowns, a new study finds.

Why it matters: The lack of data makes it hard for parents to choose a school for their child using state report cards mandated by federal law or to put pressure on struggling schools.

The big picture: Following the pandemic, student absenteeism skyrocketed, achievement gaps grew, graduation rates fluctuated and English learner proficiency suffered.

• School closures also exposed deep systemic inequalities in school technology access, teacher shortages and transportation. Failures to report the pandemic’s lasting effects hurt efforts to address them.

Zoom in: The study by Arizona State’s Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE)...

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