Report: Atlanta Students Spent Less Time Learning Remotely, Made Fewer Gains During Pandemic

Some metro Atlanta students spent less than half their normal classroom time learning virtually during the pandemic. They also learned less according to a new analysis from Georgia State University’s Metro Atlanta Policy Lab for Education (MAPLE).

GSU researchers found students in one Atlanta district spent an average of 14 hours a week learning remotely during the fall of 2020, compared to 33 hours of classroom instruction per week pre-pandemic.

Researchers weren’t able to factor in any non-virtual face-to-face instruction for students who returned to in-person learning last fall. Higher-than-normal absentee rates, due to the pandemic, are also averaged in.