New data show what many people have known all along: in-person learning proves more effective and better for students than e-learning.
Catholic schools re-opened their doors much earlier and more eagerly than public schools did after the outbreak of COVID-19. The results of the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress’ (NAEP) report on U.S. History and Civics scores clearly shows the difference. The report, known as the Nation’s Report Card, was released in May 2023.
The Nation’s Report Card shows findings from a test that is “administered every two years to a representative sample of students in grades 4, 8, and 12, [which] highlights areas of growth and decline across subjects such as reading, mathematics, history and civics, and science.”
“On average, public-school students lost historic ground in math (10 points) and reading (6 points)” since before 2020, Fox News reported.
Catholic schools, on the other hand, had no decline in scores on either subject.
See the full article by Emily Glover, June 27, 2023