Data Shows Drop In Student Academic Performance Post-Pandemic

George Theoharis, professor of educational leadership and inclusive elementary/early childhood education in the School of Education, was interviewed for the CNY Central story “Post-pandemic learning, a new report shows dropping student math, reading scores in CNY.” The story highlights how recent data has shown that the physical and mental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a decrease in students’ math and reading scores across the country. Theoharis states, “It was hard on kids; it was hard on families; it was hard on educators, but we have to be careful about placing that blame in part because we look to blame when we haven’t taken the situation seriously as a community in many ways that we could have.”