Descriptive Trends in Student Renewal Outcomes in Illinois: Test Scores, Enrollment and Attendance. Learning Renewal Series
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| Title: | Descriptive Trends in Student Renewal Outcomes in Illinois: Test Scores, Enrollment and Attendance. Learning Renewal Series |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Mariana Barragan Torres, Sarah Cashdollar, Meg Bates, Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC) |
| Source: | Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative, Discovery Partners Institute. 2024. |
| Availability: | Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, State of Illinois for Discovery Partners Institute. 200 South Wacker Drive, 20th Floor, Chicago, IL 60304. Tel: 217-766-6779; e-mail: IWERC@mx.uillinois.edu; Web site: https://dpi.uillinois.edu/applied-research/iwerc/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 70 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Steans Family Foundation (SFF) Joyce Foundation |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Trends, Public Schools, School Districts, Scores, Enrollment, Attendance, College Entrance Examinations, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Minority Group Students, Achievement Gap |
| Geographic Terms: | Illinois, Illinois (Chicago) |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | SAT (College Admission Test) |
| Abstract: | This report, part of the Learning Renewal series, seeks to answer the following research question: How are Illinois districts and students recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic? It describes the trends in post-pandemic learning renewal for three key outcomes: standardized test scores, student enrollment and student attendance. The authors focus on trends across all these indicators at the state level, as well as in Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the largest district in Illinois and the fourth-largest school district in the nation. The findings reveal several bright spots in Illinois districts' progress toward post-pandemic recovery, reflecting dauntless efforts by students, parents, teachers, administrators, and others supporting them. Yet concerning drops in achievement and attendance persist, and they are especially pronounced for Black and Latino1 students as well as students eligible for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch (FRPL). In turn, the postpandemic period in Illinois continues to be characterized by widened academic disparities. [Additional funding for this report was provided by the Chicago Education Equity COVID-19 Response Fund housed at The Chicago Community Trust.] |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED671592 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This report, part of the Learning Renewal series, seeks to answer the following research question: How are Illinois districts and students recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic? It describes the trends in post-pandemic learning renewal for three key outcomes: standardized test scores, student enrollment and student attendance. The authors focus on trends across all these indicators at the state level, as well as in Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the largest district in Illinois and the fourth-largest school district in the nation. The findings reveal several bright spots in Illinois districts' progress toward post-pandemic recovery, reflecting dauntless efforts by students, parents, teachers, administrators, and others supporting them. Yet concerning drops in achievement and attendance persist, and they are especially pronounced for Black and Latino1 students as well as students eligible for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch (FRPL). In turn, the postpandemic period in Illinois continues to be characterized by widened academic disparities. [Additional funding for this report was provided by the Chicago Education Equity COVID-19 Response Fund housed at The Chicago Community Trust.] |
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