EPIC IN THE NEWS
MSU study: Michigan students’ academic progress slowed way down during the pandemic
DATE: April 28, 2022
EAST LANSING, Mich. — A recent Michigan State University study found that academic progress for elementary and middle school students in Michigan slowed way down during the pandemic.
“What we looked at is how students were doing from fall ’20 into spring ’21 and then fall ’21,” said Katharine Strunk, the director of Education Policy Innovation Collaborative at MSU.
The collaborative worked with the Michigan Department of Education to analyze benchmark assessments, tests given to students twice a year to assess their academic progress.
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