Extra Schooling Needed for US Students to Catch Up to Pre-COVID Levels, Study Shows

Extra Schooling Needed for US Students to Catch Up to Pre-COVID Levels, Study Shows
Elementary aged students work on their math homework in Laguna Niguel, Calif., on May 12, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact academic progress in the United States even three years after its onset, with a study suggesting that students may need months of extra school to catch up to pre-pandemic levels.

The Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) published its research on Tuesday, using data from 6.7 million students between third and eighth grade in approximately 20,000 U.S. public schools.