From the Brief: KEY FINDINGS

• Students in vulnerable groups and in fully remote learning had lower assessment participation rates than other students in 2021.
• The pandemic led to a substantial reduction in academic proficiency statewide in 2021, reducing academic achievement even more than the results for tested students indicated.
• The pandemic had consistently large negative academic effects across student groups, including for vulnerable groups that had low rates of proficiency before the pandemic.
• Local Education Agencies (LEAs) that were fully remote after winter break saw lower proficiency rates in 2021, compared with LEAs that offered fully in-person learning to similar students.