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Journal article

Projecting the potential impact of COVID-19 school closures on academic achievement

This study provides a series of projections of COVID-19-related learning loss based on estimates from absenteeism literature and analyses of summer learning patterns of 5 million students.

By: Megan Kuhfeld, James Soland, Beth Tarasawa, Angela Johnson, Erik Ruzek, Jing Liu

Topics: COVID-19 and schools, Growth modeling, Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss

2020
Media mention

Research video news brief: Projecting the potential impact of COVID-19 school closures on academic achievement

In this AERA video brief, Megan Kuhfeld shares major findings and implications of preliminary projections of the potential impact of COVID-19-related school closures in spring 2020 on student learning, published this month in Educational Researcher.

Mentions: Megan Kuhfeld, James Soland, Beth Tarasawa, Angela Johnson, Erik Ruzek, Jing Liu

Topics: COVID-19 and schools, Growth modeling, Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss

2020
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Growth patterns and distance learning tips for students who are deaf and hard of hearing webinar

In this webinar, learn what new research shows about the academic growth trajectories of students who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH), and tips for supporting students who are DHH in distance learning.

By: Stephanie Cawthon, Elizabeth Barker, Johny Daniel, Jessica Meissner, North Cooc

Topics: Accessibility, Equity, Growth modeling

2020
Media mention

The lasting benefits of preschool

The Wall Street Journal‘s Susan Pinker reports on new research examining the extent to which the benefits of pre-K education persist through kindergarten.

Mentions: Erik Ruzek, Arya Ansari, Robert Pianta, Jessica Whittaker, Virginia Vitiello

Topics: Early learning

2020
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Persistence and convergence: The end of kindergarten outcomes of pre-K graduates and their nonattending peers

This study examined the benefits of pre-K through the end of kindergarten for children from low-income homes in a large and diverse county, and factors associated with a reduction in benefits during the kindergarten year.

By: Erik Ruzek, Arya Ansari, Virginia Vitiello, Robert Pianta, Jessica Whittaker

Topics: Early learning

2020
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Projecting the impact of the COVID-19 spring school closures on student learning

In this Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis seminar, Megan Kuhfeld discusses projections of COVID-19-related learning loss and its potential effect on test scores in the 2020-21 school year and outlines on-going work to measure student learning between the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years.

By: Megan Kuhfeld

Topics: COVID-19 and schools, Growth modeling, Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss

2020
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A “Lost Year” of Data? What Disruptions From COVID-19 Mean For Education Research

This Bellwether Education Partners webinar examines how education research can continue to offer meaningful, relevant information to policymakers and practitioners after the “lost year” of data from COVID disruptions to schools and testing.

By: Matthew Soldner, Megan Kuhfeld, Dan Goldhaber, Constance Lindsay, Allison Crean Davis

Topics: COVID-19 and schools, Empowering educators, Measurement & scaling

2020
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