Pennsylvania will study the impact of COVID on learning and teaching – The Mercury

The state Department of Education is planning to take a deep dive into the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on learning and teaching.

Acting Secretary of Education Noe Ortega announced recently that the state will spend nearly $1 million in federal grant funding to study the impact of COVID on students across the state and create recommendations for helping students and schools.

"Our school communities and families have remained resilient during the pandemic, and we are thankful for their ability to pivot throughout the challenges we have faced," Ortega said in a statement announcing the plan. "The ability for us to examine inequities in education will help us create responsive teaching and learning opportunities in future years."

Pennsylvania is one of seven states awarded the two-year federal grant. The state is working with the data analysis companyMathematica to conduct the research and plans to release a report late next year.

The goal of the study is provide state policymakers with an understanding of the challenges faced by students due to the pandemic and to provide insight on how to better respond to future epidemics.

It will look at whether some remote-learning strategies are more effective than others; at recruitment and retention strategies for teachers; and at ways to better identify students at risk of dropping out of school.

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