A book chapter on pandemic #LearningLoss and its consequences that I wrote with Rebecca Schneider from @uni-muenster.de and Anja Kürzinger from PH Schwäbisch Gmünd was published a couple of days ago. Check out "Academic resilience and policy reform in Germany" at https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003608806-6

The #OpenAccess book contains chapters for all G9 countries along with a general introduction and discussion.

Academic resilience and policy reform in Germany | 6 | Risk, Resilienc

This chapter summarises the impact of the school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic in German elementary and secondary schools. During the first two pandemic

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After wildfires, LA schools can learn from other districts' experiences in helping students: Flexible schedules, #mentalhealth support, and community involvement aid long-term recovery. An education professor explains: https://theconversation.com/what-los-angeles-area-schools-can-learn-from-other-districts-devastated-by-natural-disasters-247777 #LAFires #learningloss
What Los Angeles-area schools can learn from other districts devastated by natural disasters

As students and teachers return to school after the fires, educators will have to focus on emotional rehabilitation before academic recovery can begin.

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Eighth-grade students are averaging their lowest-ever reading scores since the Department of Education began tracking nationwide progress in 1992 #Education #ReadingScores #Students #NAEP #PandemicImpact #LearningLoss #Schools #AchievementGap #Gizmodo

U.S. Students Post Lowest Read...
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Children at Risk Education Summit: Educators discuss how pandemic affected learning loss and gaps in enrollment

Chronic absenteeism, which the U.S. Department of Education defines as a student missing at least 15 days of school in a year, has doubled since before the pandemic in the 2018-2019 school year.

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New book alert! I was in Brussels this Tuesday for the launch of "The pandemic, socioeconomic disadvantage and learning outcomes: Cross-national impact analyses of #education policy reforms", edited by Sylke Schnepf et al.
Together with Rebecca Schneider I wrote a chapter on "The pandemic, socioeconomic disadvantage and #learning outcomes in #Germany" - a thorough summary of pandemic #LearningLoss and subsequent remedial measures.
Read/download it at https://doi.org/10.2760/800165 for free.
The pandemic, socioeconomic disadvantage, and learning outcomes - Publications Office of the EU

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Subterfuge and Learning Loss Baloney - Even during the pandemic America's students were learning and not losing anything. https://tultican.com/2024/03/12/subterfuge-and-learning-loss-baloney/ #LearningLoss
Subterfuge and Learning Loss Baloney

By Thomas Ultican 3/12/2024 Crazy pants Eric Hanushek claims COVID “learning-loss” could cost American students $31 trillion in future earnings. He burst onto the education world’s conscientiousnes…

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“Learning-Loss”, an anti-public school fraud financed by billionaires, justified by phony research from companies like McKinsey, NWEA, CREDO and sold by fake scientists like Eric Hanushek. https://tultican.com/2024/03/12/subterfuge-and-learning-loss-baloney/ #LearningLoss
Subterfuge and Learning Loss Baloney

By Thomas Ultican 3/12/2024 Crazy pants Eric Hanushek claims COVID “learning-loss” could cost American students $31 trillion in future earnings. He burst onto the education world’s conscientiousnes…

tultican

This article explains how a school could have a 90% attendance but a 30% absenteeism rate. This article mentions a pet peeve of mine. Learning loss. Learning loss data only comes from state assessment data. Students learned different things during the pandemic. Things that are not assessed on a state test. #attendance #k12 #publicschool #publicschools #learningloss #education #teaching #learning

https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-the-chronic-absenteeism-puzzle/

PROOF POINTS: The chronic absenteeism puzzle

High rates of absenteeism coexist with high daily attendance

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How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted girls and gender-expansive youth of color? In a new survey from Dr. Jamelia Nicole Harris at Justice + Joy National Collaborative:

⚪ 77% said their lives had changed moderately or extremely due to the pandemic.

⚪ 36% said they failed a class or their grades dropped.

⚪ 17% said they took over teaching young relatives or children.

Learn more here: ➡️
https://justiceandjoynatl.org/power-in-our-truths-three-quarters-of-gen-z-millennial-young-people-of-color-report-covid-related-mental-health-life-disruptions/

#COVID #COVID19 #Pandemic #Children #Youth #Education #LearningLoss @edutooters

Power in Our Truths: Three-quarters of Gen Z & Millennial Young People of Color Report COVID-Related Mental Health & Life Disruptions - Justice and Joy National Collaborative

January 22, 2024 PORTLAND, OR  — Today,  Justice + Joy National Collaborative, a gender and racial justice advocacy organization, and New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development released Power In Our Truths: Girls & Gender-Expansive Young People of Color on the Impact of COVID-19. The report, the third in an issue […]

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Jose Luis Vilson: Learning Loss and the Lessons Americans Refuse To Learn - Network For Public Education

Jose Luis Vilson is a writer, teacher and scholar. Here he looks at the recent flap over PISA scores and the topic of concern over America’s less-than-top performance. Despite the jingoistic flag-waving some do whenever this topic is brought up, The United States has never been #1 on these international assessments. How does The United... View Article

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