Achievement disparities by student race/ethnicity widened substantively during the pandemic¶
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q3 i? Achievement disparities by student race/ethnicity widened substantively across the pandemic period studied. → Megan Kuhfeld 2022
Evidence¶
Megan Kuhfeld 2022¶
Megan Kuhfeld, James Soland, Karyn Lewis. (2022). Test score patterns across three COVID-19-impacted school years. Educational Researcher. https://doi.org/10.3102/0013189X221109178
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Observational analysis of 5.4 million U.S. students in Grades 3–8; the study reports that achievement disparities by race/ethnicity "widened substantively," with no specific effect size printed for this finding.
"Achievement disparities by student race/ethnicity also widened substantively"
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Race and Ethnicity — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause
Related Claims¶
- The CPS test score gap between African-American students and other ethnic groups widened over the decade because Asian, white, and Latino scores improved at faster rates — related
- Growth for all race/ethnicity groups lagged pre-pandemic trends in 2023-24, with marginalized students furthest from recovery — related
- Racial achievement gaps in Chicago increased in all three eras, with African American students falling behind all other groups, especially in Era 3 — related
- Remote learning exacerbated pre-pandemic disparities in no-credit grades for low-income students and students of color in grades 4-8, but within-school differences were small — related
- Achievement declines from 2019 to 2022 were smaller for Asian American and White first and second graders than for Hispanic, Black, and AIAN students — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Pandemic-era findings support the theory that COVID-19 left students behind academically across the board while worsening existing educational inequities — a broader claim this one bears on
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Achievement disparities by student race/ethnicity widened substantively during the pandemic |
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Achievement disparities by student race/ethnicity widened substantively during the pandemic |
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