WHERE IS MY PRETEND SHOCKED FACE! This represents the systemic dumbing down of America’s children. And, per usual, policies made by upper-middle-class, college educated, white liberals have a deleterious effect on minority students. Oh wait, it didn’t have a a negative effect on the record number of minority students who homeschooled. “Remote Learning Lowered Test Scores In Every State Studied — And Was Way Worse For Minorities.”
Remote learning led to declines in test scores in English and math when compared to the scores of schools that had more in-person learning, according to a paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).
Leadership throughout the COVID-19 pandemic forced many schools to close in an effort to prevent the spread of the virus, but many schools remained closed throughout the 2020-2021 school year. According to new research from the NBER, remote learning had a negative impact on students’ test scores in English language arts (ELA) and math in all 12 states studied. Declines in scores were smaller for students who continued in-person learning.
“Our research shows that test score losses are significantly larger in districts with less in-person learning,” Emily Oster, professor of economics at Brown University, told Yahoo News. “This suggests, yes, that virtual learning was — and is — less effective than in-person learning, at least as measured by school-based testing.”