Student growth during 2023-24 fell short of pre-pandemic trends in nearly all grades, continuing stalled pandemic recovery¶
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q2 i? Growth during 2023-24 fell short of pre-pandemic trends in nearly all grades, continuing the stalled progress of the previous school year. → Karyn Lewis 2024
q2 i? Growth during 2023-24 fell short of pre-pandemic trends in nearly all grades, continuing the stalled progress observed the previous school year. → Karyn Lewis 2024
Evidence¶
Karyn Lewis 2024¶
Karyn Lewis, Megan Kuhfeld. (2024). Recovery still elusive: 2023-24 student achievement highlights persistent achievement gaps and a long road ahead. NWEA Research Technical Brief. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/technical-brief-recovery-still-elusive-2023-24-student-achievement-highlights-persistent-achievement-gaps-and-a-long-road-ahead/
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The brief's summary of 2023-24 MAP Growth data reports that "Growth during 2023-24 fell short of pre-pandemic trends in nearly all grades," indicating continued stalled pandemic recovery. No effect size is printed.
"Growth during 2023-24 fell short of pre-pandemic trends in nearly all grades. This continues the trend of stalled progress observed in the previous school year and indicates that pandemic recovery remains elusive."
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Related Claims¶
- Growth for all race/ethnicity groups lagged pre-pandemic trends in 2023-24, with marginalized students furthest from recovery — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Progress toward pandemic academic recovery stalled in the 2022-23 school year despite continued learning — related
- Significant achievement gaps between COVID-year students and pre-pandemic peers persisted at the end of 2022-23 — related
- Reading achievement remained stalled as of Spring 2025 according to MAP Growth national data — related
- In spring 2025, math recovery continued while reading remained stalled — related
- The gap between pre-COVID and COVID test score averages widened in 2023-24 in nearly all grades, by an average of 36% in reading and 18% in math — related
- Achievement disparities remained wider in spring 2022 than before the pandemic, and constant-gain trends imply recovery timelines extending past federal recovery-fund spending deadlines — related
- NWEA reports positive recovery trends in K-2 academic recovery following the COVID pandemic — related
- The report positions family engagement as an often-underutilized strategy for supporting student academic growth during COVID recovery — related
- Pandemic-period gains from fall 2019 to fall 2021 fell short of pre-pandemic growth norms — related
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Student growth during 2023-24 fell short of pre-pandemic trends in nearly all grades, continuing stalled pandemic recovery |
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Student growth during 2023-24 fell short of pre-pandemic trends in nearly all grades, continuing stalled pandemic recovery |
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