CATHOLIC SCHOOLS---WHAT THE NATION'S REPORT CARD SCORES REVEAL ABOUT CATHOLIC SCHOOL

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FROM THE 7/9/2023 BULLETIN FOR ST. AUGUSTINE---WHAT THE NATION’S REPORT CARD SCORES REVEAL ABOUT CATHOLIC SCHOOL -----America’s Catholic schools defied the sobering trends regarding learning loss. From the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) According to the latest NAEP data, current learning losses continue to extend far and wide. On average, public school students lost historic ground in math (10 points) and reading (6 points) since before the pandemic. Research just published in one of nation’s oldest and most respected economics journals echo the take home here: the more time students spent outside the classroom, the less they learned. America’s Catholic schools defied these sobering trends. Students attending parochial schools experienced no meaningful decline in either subject on the latest NAEP. There’s no secret to the Catholic school advantage in mitigating learning loss. The typical parochial school starts its learning day earlier, focuses on the basics, and most of all were much more likely to encourage and provide in person learning throughout the pandemic.