
She finally did the math.
The leader of the second-largest teachers’ union in the US linked the worldwide drop in math scores on a key international test to the COVID-19 pandemic — during which she had lobbied against a full return to in-person learning.
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten issued a statement that said remote learning was to blame for the drop in the 2022 Program for International Student Assessment math evaluation after scores were released Tuesday.