Children lost about 35% of a normal school year’s worth of learning during the pandemic, study suggests

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January 30, 2023 5:46 PM CST

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Children lost about 35% of a normal school year's worth of learning during the pandemic, study suggests

A new paper adds to the mounting evidence that school-age children across the globe experienced significant setbacks in their learning progress during the Covid-19 pandemic. According to a paper published in the Journal Nature Human Behaviour, students “lost out on about 35% of a normal school year’s worth of learning” when in-person learning stopped during the public health crisis.