The pandemic has negatively affected math scores, especially for Atlanta’s younger students, according to new research from Georgia State University. Researchers at Georgia Policy Labs compared data in Fulton County Schools, Clayton County Public Schools, and an anonymous school district for the second consecutive year.
“We’re looking for some evidence of bounce back, you know, some evidence that the recovery is taking hold and having an effect, and for some students, we’re seeing that,” says Thomas Goldring, the director of research at Georgia Policy Labs. “But the math in particular, and especially for those younger students…we are seeing sort of a stubborn sort of decline since the pandemic began, and then not a huge bounce back.”
Examining Fulton
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