COVID-19 & schools


In this webinar by the Alliance for Excellent Education, NWEA, and the National Center for Learning disabilities, learn about recent research on academic growth for students in special education before the pandemic and implications for policies and practices designed to spur COVID-19 recovery.
By: Elizabeth Barker, Angela Johnson, Meghan Whittaker, Esq., Michael K. Yudin, Phillip Lovell, Jeremy Boerner
Topics: Equity, COVID-19 & schools, Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss


How can we support academic growth for students with disabilities (SWD) who may have experienced disproportionate academic impacts from COVID-19?
By: Lindsay Dworkin, Katie Carroll
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Equity


User guide for interpreting the NWEA state dashboard: Exploring the educational impacts of COVID-19
This guide explains the analyses, statistics, terms, and data included in the NWEA state dashboard, Exploring the Educational Impacts of COVID-19.
By: Greg King
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Innovations in reporting & assessment


Preparing early learners: Considerations for supporting the kindergarten class of 2021
Among the many ways in which schools are being transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the change in kindergarten enrollment is likely to have important consequences in classrooms across the nation. Because the academic and nonacademic skills students develop in their preschool and early elementary school years are foundational to important longer-term outcomes, understanding these changes and finding ways to effectively support our youngest studentsā learning is critical for educators and leaders. Drawing on recent research, we offer four timely considerations for district, school, and classroom leaders.
By: Beth Tarasawa, Angela Johnson, Christine Yankel
Topics: Equity, COVID-19 & schools, Early learning


How are students performing in the wake of COVID-19?
In this CPRE Knowledge Hub Research Minutes podcast, Megan Kuhfeld discusses what NWEA research using fall 2020 test scores of more than four million students shows about the academic achievement and growth of US students, and some of the many questions that remain.
Mentions: Megan Kuhfeld
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Equity


How did students fare relative to the COVID-19 learning loss projections?
In this SAGE perspectives blog, Angela Johnson shares some key findings from NWEA research exploring how school shutdowns impacted student achievement at the start of the 2020-21 school year.
By: Angela Johnson, Megan Kuhfeld, Beth Tarasawa
Topics: Equity, COVID-19 & schools


Learning during COVID-19: Initial research findings and 4 recommendations for policymakers
In this Education Commission of the States EdNote blog, Beth Tarasawa and Aaliyah Samuel share some key findings and actionable takeaways from NWEA research exploring how school shutdowns impacted student achievement at the start of the 2020-21 academic year.
By: Beth Tarasawa, Aaliyah Samuel
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Equity