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Read moreNWEA Releases Research and Recommendations on Preparing Early Learners Impacted by the Post-COVID “Kindergarten Bubble”
Greater age differences, wider skills disparities, and less pre-K preparation will be among challenges faced by districts, schools and kindergarten teachers this fall Portland, Ore. — April 12,...
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Read moreFirst-of-its kind, innovative assessment system coming to Alaska
NWEA will partner with the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development to implement a balanced assessment system that supports excellent instruction and fulfills federal accountability...
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Read moreNew Research from NWEA Shows Students with Disabilities Grow in Reading and Math Similar to Students Without Disabilities
Highlighting learning patterns that challenge long-standing deficit narratives and low expectations of the academic potential of students with disabilities. Portland, Ore. and Washington, D.C....
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Read moreA Schoolwide Focus on Improving Students’ Reading Skills
Differentiated instruction was the key when an elementary school sought more equitable outcomes in students’ growth as readers.
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Read moreFor high school seniors, return to campus is a trip back in time
It’s another week of transitions for California students.
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Read moreThe debate over how to handle kids’ “lost year” of learning
Some want to hold students back. Experts say there’s a better way.
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Read moreKindergarten Might Be a Mess This Fall Because of Pandemic Redshirting
This could be a kindergarten class like no other: large, disparately educated, and differently prepared for the challenges of school.
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Read moreThis Week’s ESSA News: Florida Strips Consequences From Spring Tests, Feds Approve DC Plans to Scrap Assessments, Idaho’s Failure in Providi
Abby Javurek, a vice president at prominent national nonprofit assessment provider NWEA, wrote a recent piece taking a closer look at ESSA’s Innovative Assessment provisions, arguing that the...
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Read moreHow One Texas District is Combating Learning Loss
To fight learning loss among online and in-person students, Pasadena ISD is using a multitiered strategy
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Read moreFive strategies for combating learning loss
As an Executive Director of Curriculum for Pasadena Independent School District in the greater Houston area, I have wrestled with two seemingly opposite forces during the pandemic.
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Read more3 keys for success as ‘kindergarten bubble’ looms
Kindergarten and some first-grade classrooms could see greater skill and age differences
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Read moreNWEA’s MAP Accelerator Named SIIA Education Technology CODiE Award Finalist for Best Foundational Mathematics Instructional Solution
MAP Accelerator is an innovative education tool informed by MAP Growth data and powered by Khan Academy Portland, Ore. – May 10, 2021 – NWEA, a not-for-profit, research-based provider...
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Read moreNWEA Launches “The Continuing Educator” Podcast Exploring Professional Learning Strategies for the Post-Covid Era
Season one to focus on grading for learning, grading policies, formative assessment and more Portland, Ore. — April 26, 2021 — NWEA, a not-for-profit research and assessment provider, announced...
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Read moreReport: Prepare now for predicted kindergarten 'bubble'
This fall’s kindergarten cohort and some 1st grade classes could have greater age differences and skill disparities, according to a new NWEA report.
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Read more4 equity ideas for revamping testing post-COVID
Here are strategies for using assessment results to improve outcomes, provide interventions and distribute resources
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Read moreJavurek: ESSA’s Innovative Assessment Initiative Was a Great Idea, But the Execution Was Flawed. Here’s How the Ed Department Can Fix It
When the federal government created the Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority (IADA) in 2015 as part of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), it was widely hailed as a positive and hopeful...
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Read more7 predictions about fall back-to-school with COVID
Although promising signs indicate the COVID pandemic is becoming more manageable, it's reasonable to expect the back-to-school season to look different
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Read moreAlternatives to Standardized Tests During a Pandemic Year
What are alternatives to giving standardized tests in the middle of a pandemic?
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Read moreInspiring Student Ownership of Learning is a Critical Part of COVID-19 Recovery
It is hard to believe that it has been a year since our education system was thrust into the throws of the COVID-19 pandemic, causing unprecedented disruption to schools and changing teaching...
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Read moreUS schools prepare summer of learning to help kids catch up
After a dreary year spent largely at home in front of the computer, many U.S. children could be looking at summer school — and that’s just what many parents want.
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Read moreThe tutoring revolution: How it could transform education
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