COVID Learning Retention and Improved Gifted Identification

Psychology Today | 01.05.2026 00:12
In many school districts across the country, COVID learning loss is something that many students are still working to recover from. However, learning loss was not a uniform phenomenon across all states, and some areas may have been more insulated relative to others, for various reasons. Additionally, some scholars have argued that test scores were already on the decline before the pandemic, so it’s unclear exactly what the impact of the pandemic is on score changes.