The following blog post presents important information from the online magazine The74 by John Bailey and published February 17, 2023
Half of Public School Students Began 2022-23 School Year Behind Grade Level in at Least One Academic Subject
“Public school leaders estimated that about half — 49% — of their students began the 2022-23 year behind grade level in at least one academic subject.”
“Most public schools have relied on diagnostic (88%) and formative (85%) assessment data to identify individual students’ academic needs, and 81% of public schools have used remedial instruction techniques. Over half (59%) of public schools have used tailored accelerated instruction.”
“Less than half of the school leaders surveyed said they’ve increased the number of students participating in high-dosage tutoring this school year over 2021-22.”
“While 9 out of 10 provided high-dosage tutoring in reading, only 8 out of 10 did so in math, and fewer than a quarter of schools offered struggling students intensive tutoring in science, social studies or other subjects.”
“About 2 out of 5 schools also said they can’t find the time in their regular school schedule to tutor students.”
At least 40% of schools said they can’t find qualified staff (or lack the money to pay them) to sustain either regular or high-dosage tutoring programs.”