Overcoming Pandemic Learning Loss: Bringing High-Dosage Tutoring to Students Nationwide
The Aspen Institute/Livestream
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
9:30-10:30am ET
Speakers:
Keynote remarks: Robert Gordon, Deputy Director for Economic Mobility, White House Domestic Policy Council
Dr. Jens Ludwig, Edwin A. and Betty L. Bergman Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago; Faculty Co-Director, University of Chicago Education Lab
Dr. Nat Malkus, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Education Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute
Dr. T. Nakia Towns, Chief Operating Officer, Accelerate – The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning
Moderated by: Dr. Melissa S. Kearney, Director, Aspen Economic Strategy Group
National test scores revealed major learning losses among American students due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Overcoming this learning loss is critical to the development of the next generation of American workers. Failing to do so will hold back an entire generation of American students, resulting in lower human capital, earnings potential, and productivity. Drawing on themes from Dr. Jens Ludwig and Dr. Jonathan Guryan’s paper, “Overcoming Pandemic-Induced Learning Loss,” written for the AESG’s 2023 annual policy volume, this public event will highlight the economic consequences of pandemic-era learning loss and discuss concrete policy solutions that can help students make up for these educational setbacks.
