Dallas ISD leaders prefer the term "unfinished instruction" to learning loss, and plan to tackle the problem with extended school calendars in 2021-2022.
In some school systems, the top third grade math teacher provides virtual lessons for the entire district. Other teachers then work one-on-one with students to provide additional support.
Tutoring: Research shows “high dosage” tutoring can help boost reading skills, especially in the early years of elementary schools. Some states like Tennessee have specifically targeted learning loss from the pandemic with existing tutoring corps.
The most affluent school districts are far more likely to offer hybrid instruction, which experts say is currently the safest mode of in-person learning, according to a FutureEd analysis.
As the students recover from COVID's disruptions and return to classrooms, district leaders must give learners more one-on-one time with their teachers, NEA president says.
To allow elementary school students to continue learning in-person, the Shawnee Mission School District had to shift substitutes from its secondary schools.
Achievements gaps existed long before COVID, so a return to the K-12 status quo after the pandemic could leave already struggling students farther behind.
