The COVID-19 pandemic It has brought various problems at different levels, from economic, social and even educational, and it is in this last area where young people have resented being absent from the classroom the most.
Pandemic caused educational lag in the US, Latinos and African Americans the most affected
Now, the results of the first standardized tests conducted in USA during the pandemic they offer an idea of the level of lagging of the students in this country.
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In some states they report that school cycle It has reversed years of academic progress and it will be difficult to have the same level as before the pandemic at the school level.
But the greatest damage, without a doubt, is found among the most unprotected communities, especially in the African Americans and Latinos.
At least 800 thousand students are below the level of his school grade
Education authorities of Texas released a report after the state became the first to release the full results of its spring exams.
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The percentage of students reading at grade level fell to its lowest levels since 2017, while the Math scores plummeted to their lowest point since 2013.
Total, some 800,000 students are now below grade level in mathematics, something that caught the attention of school authorities.
“The impact of the coronavirus on what school means and what school is has been really profound,” said Mike Morath, Texas commissioner of education.
“It will take several years of change and support to help the guys catch up,” he added.
Other states have shared progress reports with equally alarming results. On Florida, officials noted that results fell 4% compared to 2019, the last time the tests were administered at the state level.
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Mathematics, one of the areas most affected in students
On IndianaAuthorities have warned of a decline in reading scores and a “significant” decline in math.
Setbacks are most evident among black students and those from low-income families, including Latinos.
In all groups studentsThose who spent more time with face-to-face learning had better test results.
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This gap was greater than the existing ones between low-income students or of African American origin.
Studies show that White students scored better than their African American and Latino peersFurthermore, students from families with higher incomes performed better than those from poor families.
In districts where there are many students in online classes, the proportion of those who did not meet standards in math went up 32 percentage points.
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