New NWEA Research Explores the Relationships Between Poverty and School Performance 10.2.18 Chris Minnich Since its founding, NWEA has focused its research on understanding the dynamics of student growth in schools. We have... More
Three Research-based Culturally Responsive Teaching Strategies 9.27.18 Beth Tarasawa U.S. public schools are becoming increasingly diverse, yet teachers of color continue to make up less than 20% of our... More
Testing Duration: How Long is Too Long to Spend on the MAP Growth Assessment? 9.21.18 John Cronin As fall is in full swing, and most schools and districts are either testing or starting to view results, we thought it... More
Why NWEA Invalidates MAP Growth Tests for Rapid Guessing 9.13.18 John Cronin If you have started MAP Growth testing this fall, you saw that more student assessments are being invalidated this year... More
Back to School with the Innovation Lab 9.7.18 April Roethel Partnering with schools and districts is the foundation of our Partners in Innovation research program (we’ve blogged... More
Summer Learning Loss: Does It Widen the Achievement Gap? 9.4.18 Megan Kuhfeld Summer is over, and many kids are heading back to school having lost some skills or knowledge from the previous school... More
PBS NewsHour features Portland Public Schools and NWEA Research 8.24.18 Beth Tarasawa Education Week’s special correspondent Lisa Stark visited Portland, Oregon, to report on Portland Public School’s... More
New Report from Gallup and NWEA: Assessing Soft Skills 8.21.18 Chris Minnich NWEA is pleased to present the fourth installment in our ongoing exploration into public perceptions of K-12... More
Summer Learning Loss: What We Know and What We’re Learning 7.16.18 Megan Kuhfeld It is widely understood that on average students lose academic ground during the summer, a phenomenon frequently... More
How the MAP Growth Insights Report Takes the Headaches Out of Annual Reporting 4.26.18 Kara Bobowski Each spring, many district administrators and leaders are tasked with reporting metrics to others in their communities... More
The Truth About Personalized Learning 3.22.18 Nicole Zdeb Over the past decade, “personalized learning” has evolved from being a buzzword to fueling a multi-million dollar... More
Meet 3 NWEA Research Scientists Testing New Tools in the Field 3.6.18 April Roethel In our first installment of a Partners in Innovation blog, I provided an overview of our program along with a few... More
