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An op-ed from the Superintendent of the Santa Ana Unified School District, part of California's CORE Districts, describes their work to pilot Education Analytics' Rally Analytics Platform, which helps teachers and school leaders track and reflect on the well-being and academic effects of the pandemic on students.

Results from an Education Analytics study of Fall 2020 interim assessments in two states revealed learning loss and widening equity gaps due to the pandemic. In California, EA found more learning loss for English learners and students from low-income backgrounds, and in South Carolina, EA found more learning loss for White and Hispanic students.

The greatest learning loss among South Carolina students was seen in fourth and fifth graders, both in English Language Arts and math, according to a study by Education Analytics.

An Education Analytics study published by Policy Analysis for California Education found substantial learning loss by Fall 2020 due to the pandemic for students in grades 3 to 8 in 18 California districts, with the greatest losses in math and reading for students in grades 5 and 6.

As concerns rise over learning losses caused by the pandemic, schools across California are facing the reality that they are unlikely to reopen until teachers are vaccinated against COVID-19 and infection rates decline. Education Analytics' recent study of learning loss in 18 California districts, published by Policy Analysis for California Education, underscores the negative impact the pandemic has had on student learning in the state.

An Education Analytics study published by Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) comparing interim assessment scores across districts in California found significant learning loss in language arts and math, with greater learning loss among younger and low-income students.