Learning Loss: Students In 3 Denver Metro School Districts Had More Failing Grades During Pandemic

By Kati Weis, CBS Denver:

(CBS4) – A CBS4 Investigation is uncovering the academic toll the pandemic has taken on middle school and high school students across the Denver metro area. More than half of seventh and eighth grade students in the Adams 14 School District, in Commerce City, failed last fall during remote learning – and that’s just one example of the learning loss students experienced in several districts.

CBS4 Investigates obtained failing grades data from six school districts in the metro area. The numbers show overall, middle schoolers in all districts were more adversely affected by the pandemic than high schoolers – meaning middle schoolers tended to have poorer grades during the pandemic semesters than high schoolers.

The data shows students in Adams 14, Aurora, and Cherry Creek public schools did far worse in the fall 2020 – during the pandemic – than in the fall semester of 2019 – pre-pandemic.

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