COVID-19 & schools


New research shows progress toward academic recovery stalled in 2022-23. This research brief covers data from 6.7 million US students examining academic gains relative to pre-pandemic years as well as tracking the gap in achievement between COVID year student groups compared to their pre-pandemic peers.
By: Karyn Lewis, Megan Kuhfeld
Products: MAP Growth
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Equity


New research provides evidence that student reading and math achievement at the start of the 2022ā23 school year is continuing to rebound from the impacts of the pandemic, though full recovery is likely still several years away.
By: Karyn Lewis, Megan Kuhfeld
Topics: Equity, COVID-19 & schools


The purpose of this technical appendix is to share more detailed results and describe the sample and methods used in the research in Progress towards pandemic recovery: Continued signs of rebounding achievement at the start of the 2022-23 school year.
By: Megan Kuhfeld, Karyn Lewis
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Equity


The widening achievement divide during COVID-19
New research provides additional evidence of the uneven impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic showing that studentsā math and reading test scores are more variable in spring 2022 than before the pandemic in part because the divide between high and low achievers has widened.
By: Karyn Lewis, Megan Kuhfeld, Meredith Langi, Scott J. Peters, Erin Fahle
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Equity


Technical appendix for: The widening achievement divide during COVID-19
The purpose of this technical appendix is to share more detailed results and to describe more fully the sample and methods used in the research included in the brief, The widening achievement divide during COVID-19.
By: Megan Kuhfeld, Meredith Langi, Karyn Lewis
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Equity


COVID-19 in the early elementary years: A comparison of achievement in spring 2019 and spring 2022
New NWEA research provides further evidence of the challenges that young learners are currently facing from the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
By: Megan Kuhfeld, Karyn Lewis
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Early learning, Equity


District and school leadersā perspectives on leading & learning during the COVID-19 pandemic
This report captures the perspectives of district, school, and teacher leaders (hereafter referred to as ālocal leadersā) to surface best practices for supporting student learning during COVID-19.
By: Hayley Weddle, Ayesha K. Hashim, Ogechi Irondi
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Empowering educators