Achievement Gaps Increase The Longer Kids Stay In School. Here’s Why.

“Education pundits are predicting wider gaps between groups of students as a result of Covid-related school closures, citing evidence of how much learning is lost over the summer. But recent data shows gaps grow at the same rate year round.“

The author questions what has widely been accepted as the summer slide with more recent research. Will more hours by extending the school year solve the “covid slide?”

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