National test results released last month show that not a single state scored above pre-pandemic levels in both math and reading, despite nearly $190 billion given to schools in federal pandemic relief funds.
At Kramer Middle School in Washington, D.C., eighth grader Aiyden Wiggins told CBS News he struggled with math after coming back to full-time in-person learning.
He and his classmates spent about 1.5 years in remote learning through the pandemic.
Mohamed Koroma, an eighth grade English Language Arts teacher, said, “We’re still trying to fill in those gaps that they didn’t get at the lower levels. Because it’s hard to grapple with the eighth grade text if you are on a lower reading level.”
A study released Tuesday from Harvard, Stanford and Dartmouth also cites a widespread rise in absenteeism, especially in high-poverty districts.
“The biggest thing is to just get them inside the building,” Koroma said. “Once we get them…
