COVID-19 & schools
Reconciling Recent Evidence on Academic Recovery in the US from 2022 to 2023
A new analysis comparing latest NWEA and the Education Recovery Scorecard results to understand pandemic recovery, so far, and look at differences and similarities in those results.
By: Dan Dewey, Megan Kuhfeld, Erin Fahle, Tom Kane, Sean F. Reardon
Products: MAP Growth
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Equity, Growth
New data: How far off is COVID academic recovery?
The latest COVID academic recovery data shows the average student needs more than four months of additional schooling in reading and math.
By: Karyn Lewis, Lindsay Dworkin
Topics: COVID-19 & schools
NWEA research report examining the impacts of the pandemicās disruptions to learning and the status of academic recovery. This report features data from the 2023-24 academic year and underscores that unfinished learning continues to be a challenge due to lower achievement gains compared to pre-pandemic trends. This report is part of series tracking the on-going impacts.
By: Karyn Lewis, Megan Kuhfeld
Products: MAP Growth
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Equity, Growth
NWEA research report examining the impacts of the pandemicās disruptions to learning and the status of academic recovery. This report features data from the 2023-24 academic year and underscores that unfinished learning continues to be a challenge due to lower achievement gains compared to pre-pandemic trends. This report is part of series tracking the on-going impacts.
By: Karyn Lewis, Megan Kuhfeld
Products: MAP Growth
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Equity, Growth
Effective summer programs: Practical guidance for district leaders
This report dives into the research on summer programs, their implementation and design, as well as the efficacy of those programs for literacy, math, and social-emotional learning (SEL) outcomes. It also provides recommendations for district leaders to use as a framework for planning and implementing effective summer programming.
By: Miles Davison, Jazmin Isaacs, Michael Gaddis, PhD, Sofia Postell, Ayesha K. Hashim, Susan Kowalski, Karyn Lewis
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Growth, Guidance, Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss
3 considerations on chronic absenteeism for education policymakers
New research indicates academic behaviorsāincluding avoiding chronic absenteeismāare predictive of graduation and college attendance rates.
By: Megan Kuhfeld
High dosage tutoring for academically at-risk students
This brief provides a review of the research on high dosage tutoring as an intervention strategy for supporting at-risk students. It highlights the benefits and the non-negotiable factors for effective implementation and usage.
By: Miles Davison, Sofia Postell, Jazmin Isaacs, Ayesha K. Hashim
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Equity, Growth, Informing instruction