COVID-19 and learning loss

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has both illuminated and magnified the persistent disparities between different races and income groups in the United States. In education, attention has largely focused on the achievement gap, which is widening because of the pandemic. But to address the achievement gap, schools must focus on underlying opportunity gaps. The pandemic has forced the most vulnerable students into the least desirable learning situations with inadequate tools and support systems to navigate them. In the spring, that was perhaps an inevitable consequence of being thrust into a sudden unpredictable crisis. 

Complete McKinsey report: 

COVID-19 and learning loss—disparities grow and students need help

Commentary on the report:

McKinsey & Company Uses Falling Behind Talk to Ramp Up School Toughness