Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, many schools in the United States had to make the switch to distance learning rather than in-person classes. Because of the switch to online learning, it is estimated that if in-classroom instruction resumes by January 2021, students will have lost about 6.8 months of learning.
Estimated learning loss due to COVID-19 in the United States in 2020, by scenario
(in months)
*The source clarifies in-classroom instruction as instruction either in a physical classroom, or as instruction as effective as in-classroom instruction.
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McKinsey & Company. (June 1, 2020). Estimated learning loss due to COVID-19 in the United States in 2020, by scenario (in months) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197231/estimated-learning-loss-covid-19-scenario-us/
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