COVID-19 school disruptions still impacting students today, learning loss report finds

A new report says Canadian students are still feeling the impact of the COVID pandemic's massive upset to their schooling, with declining achievement — particularly in math — and a discrepancy between standardized test scores and the grades kids receive in class.

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A new report says Canadian students are still feeling the impact of the COVID pandemic's massive upset to their schooling, with declining achievement — particularly in math — and a discrepancy between standardized test scores and the grades kids receive in class. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)

Canadian students are still recovering from the pandemic's massive upset to their schooling, with evidence of declining achievement — particularly in math — across jurisdictions, according to a new report.

It takes an in-depth look at pandemic learning loss and recovery by examining students' academic results in language arts and mathematics before, during and after COVID-19. Nearly three dozen researchers parsed data from Canadian ministries of education, save Manitoba and Nunavut, which didn't participate.

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