Disruptions to education during the pandemic had a serious impact on knowledge retention and student performance, and it's bearing out in assessment numbers. Whether it's a fault in the test themselves, a byproduct of COVID, or a mix of both, mathematics is one of the subjects affected the most.

We've been following the disruption of standardized testing for a while now, especially with departures at the state level and among education professionals in the wake of the pandemic. From California to Florida, the debate persists around whether today's standardized tests can meet demands for more personalized, individualized and adaptive education per student.

This week marked an end to COVID unemployment benefit programs, leaving millions without federal aid, and millions more with reduced weekly checks, according to data from The Century Foundation. This is raising many questions across industry, as different verticals weigh what it'll take to get employees back to work, and as workers determine how this shapes strategies for getting better pay and benefits.

The standardized testing purge continues, with school districts and universities in California, Colorado, Texas, and more, distancing themselves further from the weight of standardized testing metrics during the K-12 pipeline as well as during the college admissions process. The University of California system, for example, has put a definite end to SAT or ACT scores for admissions decisions.

On this episode of MarketScale Mornings, zSpace Senior Director, Sales Kevin Dougherty joined Voice of B2B Daniel Litwin and B2B Media Producer Tyler Kern live in MarketScales Trinity Studio.zSpace is a highly engaging augmented reality and virtual reality learning platform designed with K-12 cross-curricular lessons in mind, and zSpace trainings are designed to ensure effective and impactful implementation of its innovative resource.