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New research predicts steep COVID learning losses will widen already dramatic achievement gaps within classrooms
2020
The 74

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New research conducted by the nonprofit assessment organization NWEA predicts that teachers are likely to see an even broader array of achievement gaps when schools reopen.
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How to reopen America’s schools

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COVID-19 closures & learning loss
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