Learning Loss

New DPI report ties teacher effectiveness to mitigation of pandemic learning loss

February 16, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A new white paper report from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s Office of Learning Recovery and Acceleration (OLR) links teacher and principal effectiveness to mitigation of pandemic learning loss. OLR’s report says […]

National Report Card: Math and Reading scores plummet following pandemic

November 3, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The release of the latest math and readings scores for fourth and eighth graders by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, reveals the impact of pandemic school closures with historic setbacks […]

Educational therapist sees severe learning loss and regression in students with special needs

March 18, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Pandemic learning loss in the state’s and nation’s public schools has dominated the headlines, but another set of students have also suffered devastating effects. Students with learning disabilities have seen a steep decline […]

Legislature subcommittee on COVID-19 presented with K-12 learning loss data

February 1, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A legislative subcommittee on COVID-19 heard from staff and top education officials about learning loss in K-12 at a Feb. 1 meeting. Learning loss is defined by the state’s plans submitted to the […]

Report: Nearly 23% of public school students are “at-risk” for academic failure for 2020-21

March 3, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A report that says nearly 23% of public school students and just over 9% of public charter schools students are at-risk for academic failure this school year is headed to lawmakers. The report […]