Q who are working on exactly that problem, figuring out how we elevate the classroom after it's been relatively stagnant, quite frankly, for many years. And to kick things off, let's really ground ourselves on where we are. Romy, maybe you can help us here. What is the data saying in terms of the student experience? What are kids really facing? How can we really get a better understanding of that?
A Thank you so much, Steph, for being here and moderating this discussion. As many of you know, the pandemic was a huge setback in education, and it exacerbated and widened already deep inequities. We know from data that came out last week that math achievement levels are the lowest they've been in this country since 1990. And literacy achievement levels are the lowest they've been since 2004. And the pandemic erased two decades of progress that we had made in education through a variety of different change initiatives. So we have a lot of work to do. The good news is that students, families, and educators agree that this is a moment for reimagining learning, both embracing technology, but also thinking about how we strengthen relationships in classrooms, how we better support student well-being to address the mental health crisis.
AI assessment note: “math achievement levels are the lowest they've been in this country since 1990”