A new report from Harvard, Stanford, and Dartmouth indicates that the "learning recession" in American education began over a decade ago, predating the COVID-19 pandemic. The Education Scorecard found significant declines in reading and math scores across 83% and 70% of schools, respectively. Researchers suggest increased smartphone use among students and a shift in accountability following the repeal of the No Child Left Behind law as potential contributing factors to this long-term academic erosion. AI
RANK_REASON The cluster reports on findings from a new education report by university researchers, analyzing academic performance trends. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.1]
- COVID-19
- Dallas Independent School District
- Dartmouth
- Education Scorecard
- George W. Bush
- Harvard
- National Assessment of Educational Progress
- National Bureau of Economic Research
- Obama administration
- Pew Research
- Stanford
- Tom Kane
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