Birmingham City Schools Garners National Media Attention for Pandemic Recovery

According to the The Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford University, while school districts nationwide lag behind pre-pandemic levels in student achievement scores, Birmingham City Schools has recovered from those losses.

Data from 2022-23 shows Birmingham City Schools improved 0.52 grade levels above the national average in math scores. 

And the national media are telling our story! Read, see, and hear more below:

The New York Times: Students Are Making a ‘Surprising’ Rebound From Pandemic Closures. But Some May Never Catch Up.

NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt: Student Achievement Scores Have Gone up But Remain Below Pre-pandemic Levels

Forbes: Southern School Districts Leading the Way in Covid Learning Recovery

Alabama Reflector: ​​How Birmingham City School Students Recovered Pandemic Learning Loss

WBRC Fox 6: What’s Right With Our Schools – Birmingham Pandemic Recovery