For many families, the phrase “learning loss” brings the pandemic to mind. School closures, online classes, disrupted routines, and social isolation affected students worldwide. But recent research suggests that America’s academic challenges began long before COVID-19. Education researchers are now calling this pattern a “learning recession.” Just as an economic recession describes a period of decline in financial growth, a [...]
Afficient Academy is an AI-powered self-paced learning system designed to help students truly understand math and English, build strong foundations, master grade-level math and English faster, and accelerate their academic progress. Many students struggle with "learning gaps" from foundational concepts they missed in previous years, which makes current schoolwork feel overwhelming. At Afficient Academy, we’ve spent the last decade perfecting a patented, [...]
Since the extraordinary progress of generative AI over the past two to three years, we have seen its application in more domains, and education is no exception. AI is incredible; its power and efficiency are unmatched. However, the value of human instructors is indispensable, as they deal with young, curious human minds. They train, guide, nurture, and shape children’s [...]
Customers are the backbone and lifeline of any business organization. A business's success or failure will largely depend on how it manages its customers and continuously delivers high-quality products and services. Our customer base comprises our students, the primary users of our products and services, and the parents, the customers. We are fortunate to have many satisfied customers who [...]
Summary of NAEP 2024 Results The latest National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results for 2024 show that 4th and 8th graders continue to struggle in math and reading, with little to no progress in recovering pre-pandemic performance levels. Reading scores declined further, dropping 5 points since 2019 and 2 points since 2022 for both grades. Math scores fell 3 points for [...]
Hello Afficient students and parents! We wish you and your family a very happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year! We hope you all had an enjoyable Christmas break. The holidays are over, and students returned to school on Monday. Parents are also back at work, so it’s time to return to the old routine. For students, there is already [...]
The U.S. is full of many prestigious colleges. According to the 2024-2025 Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News, out of 2250 top Universities in 100 countries, 38 U.S. universities feature in the top 100. Keep reading to discover some essential aspects of the college admissions process vital to being admitted to the top-ranked universities in the U.S. [...]
A recent National Endowment for the Arts survey found that the percentage of adults who reported reading books declined over the past decade. Over 50% of Americans didn’t read a book in 2022. Furthermore, 22.01% of adults haven’t read a book in over 3 years, and 10.83% haven’t read a book in more than 10 years. In 2022, Americans read an average of 12.6 [...]
Hello parents! When you are looking for a suitable math and English program to supplement your child's learning, you will find many options. All these afterschool learning programs are created differently, offer different features, and even follow different curricula. Since 2014, Afficient Academy has been devoted to developing a new generation of education programs leveraging modern technologies to empower [...]
Return on investment (ROI) is a popular metric in the business world. In personal finance, individual investors look for a higher return on their investment from their investment portfolio. While people often associate ROI with business and finance, return on investment can and should be applied to children's education. As successful adults in our professional careers, we all understand the important role education plays [...]
