Growth for all race/ethnicity groups lagged pre-pandemic trends in 2023-24, with marginalized students furthest from recovery¶

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Currency · newest study 2024 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2029: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Growth for all students lagged pre-pandemic trends in 2023-24 across race/ethnicity groups, and marginalized students remain the furthest from recovery. → 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. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/recovery-still-elusive-2023-24-student-achievement-highlights-persistent-achievement-gaps-and-a-long-road-ahead/

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The brief's comparison across race/ethnicity groups in 2023-24 assessment data finds growth "lagged pre-pandemic trends" for all students, with marginalized students remaining furthest from recovery. No effect sizes or group-specific statistics are printed.

"Comparing across race/ethnicity groups, growth for all students lagged pre-pandemic trends in 2023-24. Marginalized students remain the furthest from recovery."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Race and Ethnicity — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

Related Claims¶

• Achievement disparities by student race/ethnicity widened substantively during the pandemic — 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
• Student growth during 2023-24 fell short of pre-pandemic trends in nearly all grades, continuing stalled pandemic recovery — a broader claim this one bears on
• Student achievement at the start of the 2021-22 school year lagged pre-pandemic norms, especially in math — related
• Pandemic-period gains from fall 2019 to fall 2021 fell short of pre-pandemic growth norms — related
• Pennsylvania 2022 proficiency rates remained below pre-pandemic levels despite evidence that student learning had begun to recover — related
• The 2022-23 school year showed stalled progress toward pandemic recovery in student achievement — related