K-12 Disparity Gap Widens

Research from the the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) confirms what Intertwine has been hearing from K-12 educators nationwide: Middle school students suffered greater learning losses during the pandemic compared to students in lower grades and will take longer to close the gap.

Key takeaways from a recent EdSource post about NWEA's findings include:

•. Elementary school students had greater learning recovery during the 2021-2022 school year

compared to students in upper grades.

•. NWEA anticipates that elementary students will fully recover from pandemic learning loss in

3+ years v. 5+ years for students in higher grades.

• Teachers are facing a wider range of student abilities than prior to Covid, making their jobs

exponentially harder.

• Achievement disparities of Black, Latino, and American Indian students have deepened since

the pandemic began.

Read the full story from EdSource here.