While not exactly a surprise, the district's numbers are another bad omen for statewide results.
. Leaders said the learning interruptions caused by the pandemic — remote learning, mental health issues, ongoing absences — all but promised a decline.rather than actual learning. Fluctuations in test scores can be used to make any number of political points. But Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said the downward trend underscores an important truth.
“The pandemic deeply impacted the performance of our students," Carvalho said."Particularly, kids who were at risk and in a fragile condition prior to the pandemic — as we expected — were the ones who lost most ground.” While not exactly a surprise, LAUSD’s numbers are another bad omen for statewide results, which are expected later this fall.Kyle Stokes reports on the public education system — and the societal forces, parental choices and political decisions that determine which students get access to a “good” school .