Between 70 and 80 percent of schools reported decreased learning time in spring 2020, with one in five reporting significant decreases in ELA and math¶
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q2 i? In spring 2020, 70 percent of schools reported decreased learning time in ELA and math, and 19 percent reported those decreases were significant; decreases were greatest in fine arts and physical education. → The Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) 2022
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The Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) 2022¶
The Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO), Stanford University. (2022). Charter Schools' Response to the Pandemic in California, New York and Washington State. https://credo.stanford.edu/reports/item/charter-schools-response-to-the-pandemic-in-california-new-york-and-washington-state/
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School-reported decreases in learning time in spring 2020 (Figure 7), a descriptive survey result. Losses continued into 2020-21, with 17 to 42 percent of schools reporting decreases depending on subject (Figure 8).
"In the critical subjects of English language arts (ELA) and math, 70 percent of schools reported a decrease in learning time. One in five schools (19 percent) reported the decreases in learning time in ELA and math were significant decreases."
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Related Claims¶
- Schools reported that about 40 percent of their students experienced considerable or major academic losses since March 2020 — related
- Schools reported covering 86 percent of the ELA and 85 percent of the math curriculum in 2019-20, with foreign language and fine arts least covered — related
- Most New York charter schools reported decreases in learning time across subjects during closure, with low prior reading proficiency associated with larger ELA/Reading time losses — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
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Between 70 and 80 percent of schools reported decreased learning time in spring 2020, with one in five reporting significant decreases in ELA and math |
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Between 70 and 80 percent of schools reported decreased learning time in spring 2020, with one in five reporting significant decreases in ELA and math |
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