By the numbers: See estimates of CMS, NC student learning loss due to the pandemic
The Charlotte Observer
Around $50 million in federal COVID-19 funding will be used by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to build a student tutoring network. In this photo provided by CMS, teacher Joanne Browning works with a first grade student at Rea Farms STEAM Academy, during a summer program, in Charlotte, on June 21, 2021. (Nancy Pierce/Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools via AP)
Nancy Pierce
AP
The New Lesson Plan
Statewide data released last week that covers last school year shows that math students in North Carolina middle and high schools are more than a year behind, and reading losses are anywhere between two and seven months behind at the end of the 2020-21 school year. In Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, less than 15% of all third-graders are expected to be on track in reading. So, what can be done to help regain learning losses? This special report explores the problem and offers insight and resources.
A series of charts and graphs released over the past year best illustrate the extent of learning loss due to the pandemic among North Carolina public education students.
According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools data released in March, third-grade students showed a decline in college and career readiness fro 2021 to 2022 based on the end-of-grade exam.
Data released in September showed a decline among Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools third-grade students who were projected to be college and career ready. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
North Carolina data released this week estimated how many additional months are necessary for recovery, by subject. Students in Math 1 are more than a year behind schedule.
According to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s calculations, students in the state in Math 1 are more than a year behind schedule. North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
In a year of mostly remote learning due to the pandemic, a majority of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students failed state exams for the 2020-21 academic year, according to results released in September 2021. Search the database below for specific school results.
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