Atlanta Public Schools interim superintendent is working to improve academic performance after COVID

The State of the American Student 2023 illuminates insidious and hidden ways COVID-19 and related school closures have led to unprecedented academic setbacks for American students.

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Dr. Danielle Battle has stepped into the role of interim superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools, and her administration has partnered with the Rollins Center for Language and Literacy, a development organization for educators, to pilot ideas that can improve literacy in Atlanta’s schools.

New report says COVID exacerbated inequalities and accelerated mental health crisis for Georgia students

A new report from the Center for Reinventing Public Education (CRP) — the State of the American Student 2023 — illuminates insidious and hidden ways COVID-19 and related school closures have led to unprecedented academic setbacks for American students.

The report found that 30% of US eighth graders performed below basic in reading on the NAEP exam, and 38% performed below basic in math. Nearly 50% of students who started the 2022-2023 were below grade level. The CRP’s report says it will take the average eighth grader about eight months to catch up.