As COVID-19 Continues, Classroom Learning Gaps Between Haves And Have-Nots Are Getting ... - 1 views
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After months away from school, some of his classmates seemed to have mysteriously advanced, easily reciting concepts he says they were never taught.
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Scott believes other kids in her son’s class spent the spring and summer getting extra tutoring and virtual enrichment, overseen by their parents.
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Education researchers have been studying how much learning loss is taking place as a result of school shutdowns and remote school.
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The latest numbers from NWEA, an education research group, says that the average student in third through eighth grade has lost 5 to 10 percentile points in math, but remained on track for reading.
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Fewer of the students in groups more likely to be negatively impacted by COVID-19 participated in the research, and early indicators suggest that Black and Hispanic students in upper elementary grades may have experienced small declines in reading scores not shared by other groups.
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Scott suspects there were more children with such opportunities and that other parents had more time to help supervise or tutor.
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Some of the ways in which groups of affluent parents have been using their wealth for educational advantage during the pandemic have been well-documented. Many private schools, in some areas more likely to open in-person education, have seen increased enrollment numbers
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But there’s little research on how often families are taking advantage of increased tutoring or other supplemental services
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But the pandemic has only further exposed the artifice that school alone has the ability to close achievement gaps. Resources and money will always play a role.
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noting that students of color are more likely to have had someone close to them who suffered severely or even died from COVID-19. These students are also more likely to have been affected by high-profile instances of racism this past summer
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“I think the district was insensitive about supplies because it’s used to catering to high-income families,”
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“You have teachers saying, ‘Ask your parent for help if you don’t understand the work,’ but what if the parent is not available?”