By Diana Lambert – EdSource
Students who spent most of the 2020-21 school year in distance learning were more likely to fall behind academically and to be absent than students who spent most of the year on campus, according to a recently published Rand report.
A survey of teachers and principals found that schools that were primarily in distance learning last school year covered less curriculum, had more absenteeism and lower achievement in mathematics and English language arts.
Researchers found that schools that were fully remote during the 2020-21 school year tended to serve a higher percentage of students of color and students from low-income families.
Students who were taught remotely were absent and did not complete assignments twice as often as students who were taught on campuses full time, according to the teachers surveyed.
A third of the principals reported that they would continue to offer remote instruction to students who want it after the pandemic.
Okay, now, on the count of three everyone say, “Duh!”.
WOW
thank you captain obvious
are you now going to tell us that masks and lockdown were detrimental to the newscums career
and weekend at bidens
will be the biggest joke of history
and that china is building a virus war chest
to take over the world
and rid it of old people so they wont be needed to be taken care of
and increase the efficiency of the work force
or that germany pointing fingers at us for all the wrongs in the world is very hypocritical even asinine
so thankful for the common sense theories coming to light
as a hard core hard fought victory of democrat logic lol
again last i checked we dont eat bats in this country or cats for that matter
and who was it that made a big deal of bringing the vaccine to the poor black areas …..LAST
then touted equity equity and white racism
yes the newscum and his band of useless healthcare workers
like someone else said, “duh!”
#RecallGavinNewsom
But guys, remember, the teachers’ unions maintained that low income people wanted these outcomes for their children because their parents disproportionately work in the service industry.
And with their poor education, their children will continue to work in the service industry, and their children, and their children…
Looks like Parents failed their duties.. They could have been learning in so many different ways during this isolated time,
No excuses
Aunt Barbara- too bad parents had to juggle work and trying to teach their kids at the same time
Aunt Barbara
Sorry you feel that parents have failed their duties. That is YOUR opinion and I personally place it in the same category as Newscum (HINT: that is not a good place!).
Now let me explain to you … See I work full time and that NEVER changed during this pandemic. Wish I could say the same thing about the teachers jobs … you see their full time work changed. They failed to teach … and that is what this report shows. If a teacher did the job they were paid to do, you know TEACH, then our students would not have lost curriculum or be failing tests. You see, as a parent I can help my child with the work assigned … that is part of my job as a parent … but I can not create curriculum, that belongs to a teacher. Now, if I had delivered less work during the pandemic (like a teacher failing to deliver a full curriculum), I would have been fired. But you see, I do not have that option because I want to provide for my children … Wish the teachers (and the union, and the government, etc) felt the same way about their jobs.
Is this a surprise to anyone.
No kidding, really? Would never even thought that!
No Duh.
You think?! MDUSD needs to seriously open up come August!
The timing of this info is a little suspect…
According to my kids and their friends, they said the students who had a tough time keeping up prior to the lockdowns had somehow all passed and with As and Bs. Rampant cheating, zero accountability, and the these so-called teachers have no moral compass. How do they sleep at night? $$,$$$+benefits!
Wait — what??? Students fell behind during a year of totally unnecessary distance learning??? I’m shocked!
I should rename myself for this post … cause I am parroting what others have said above.
No kidding Sherlock! What did you think would happen? These are CHILDREN! They need the discipline of a classroom!
Teachers should be ashamed of this year, but their union will not allow them to be.
For anyone that thought distance learning works welcome to reality. It does not take a Rocket Surgeon to figure that out.
I think everyone understands that this method of learning has been very difficult for students, teachers, parents and administrators alike. Distance learning wasn’t instituted because it was going to be a better way to teach kids; it was instituted to protect all of the above mentioned people and their families.
I imagine most people are very much looking forward to a more normal school year in the fall.
Seems like a great time to open the “Gavin Newsom Center for Kids Who Can’t Read Good and Who Wanna Learn to Do Other Stuff Good Too”
best part is we had to all pay
well those that work i guess
8 billion dollars for 6 weeks of school to be open
oh and you who approved that also approved the scam train that we are paying for a 30 year bond worth billions and yet the state decided that cal scams did such a great job on the bay bridge
that they now not only run the construction and the inspection
but the great leaders who know nothing gave over control of the budget leading to massive over time
not one piece of track has been laid and the short part they are building is going to …wait for it ….go way over budget and time
wait for the new school year to near
and the tax increase and upfront loan we have to pay to start the year
its cheaper to go to private school at this point
but the state will not take your school tax off the books lol
go dem go broke
oh and your kids are being schooled to hate you for working hard
wow what a broken state we have here
ready to throw you to the wolves errr the Shih Tzus
remember this is what you voted for total dem control
its nice right …..
Well, at least the powers that be got something right. Younger kids might live in an electronic world these day but still need the kind of learning that can only be done in a classroom with other kids.
… no kidding… hope it isn’t a surprise to anyone…. leave it to Calif… other states been open for months… that’s our lack of leadership at its worst
WHO renames coronavirus variants with ‘non-stigmatising’ Greek letters
well if you were still on the fence as to why the w.h.o seems to coverup and lean in favor of china as well as democrats and their children but i digress
anyways we know now and know who the binbiden is working for
isn’t that teleprompter from china
by the way the new greek for the china virus is
ΚίναΙΘ´
STILL everyone skipping over the fact that the virus was weaponized
and they are still working on more
best experiment ever even covered up by country leaders of the world
where is pelosi and benedict harris why are they not in china town hugging asians
come on man!
And not a Republican official in sight to blame
Somehow Jazzman will find a way….
Wait, wait, wait just a minute………home schooling could be the answer democrats are seeking to solve the homeless issue.
Let the homeless and illegal aliens inhabit the vacant schools since they’ll no longer be needed.
Children and their parents will be directly responsible for the crappy education they receive. Goof-off parents will continue raising goof-off kids and responsible parents will raise responsible kids.
The balance of tax paying producers v. the sick, lame and lazy takers will remain the same and the US will continue it’s democrat-driven downward spin.
Think of the financial burden that will be lifted from the Dept of Non-Education. Administrators could receive windfall salary increases from the huge savings with plenty left over to continue bribing democrat politicians, and teachers would still receive a minimal cost of living increase. That’s all they will need since teachers will save money on commuting, work clothes, and additional supplies that the administrators refuse to pay for.
Why…..it’s…….it’s……..ground-breaking, it’s revolutionary, it’s the way to the future…..the New World Order.
Missing out on a year of school is bad but when they go back full time and are taught Critical Race Theory or the 1619 nonsense you had better be ready to counter that if you don’t want your kid to be a neurotic or have a screwed up knowledge of our country. You have to tell them the school was forced to tell them they are racist for political purposes and not to pay attention to that garbage. Good Luck !!
WOW Is this more taxpayer funded cutting edge research?
Why does this come as a surprise to anyone? They do not teach anything worthwhile anymore and just push the democratic, socialist-leftist agenda.
History tends to repeat itself again and again when this happens.
Wkae up people. Plus I am tired of having my tax dolloars being thrown at useless endeavors.
Biden-Harris was a joke of a ticket and maybe now people are seeing what awas predicted and monies are flowing out of their pockets faster than ever and this is just the start. to fund worthless causes.
Double duh!