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Will school closures lead to a āCOVID-19 slideā?
This CPRE Research Minutes podcast explores findings from polls by The Education Trust on parents’ perceptions and concerns about their children’s learning during the COVID-19 crisis, projections by NWEA researchers on potential academic impacts of these unprecedented school closures, and potential strategies to mitigate learning loss and improve equity.
Consortium for Policy Research in Education Knowledge Hub Research Minutes podcast
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Equity, Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss
Researchers examine long-term effects of students being out of school
In this segment on NPR’s Morning Edition, teachers describe the challenges their students face learning from home and NWEA’s Megan Kuhfeld shares projections of potential academic impacts for students of COVID-19 school disruptions.
Morning Edition, NPR
Mentions: Megan Kuhfeld, Beth Tarasawa
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Equity, Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss
Research shows students falling months behind during virus disruptions
The abrupt switch to remote learning wiped out academic gains for many students in America, and widened racial and economic gaps. Catching up in the fall wonāt be easy.
The New York TimesĀ (2020, June 5)
Mentions: Megan Kuhfeld, James Soland, Beth Tarasawa, Angela Johnson, Erik Ruzek, Jing Liu
Topics: Equity, COVID-19 & schools, Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss
How to reopen Americaās schools
Many questions remain as experts weigh options for getting children back into the classroom.
The New York Times (2020, June 6)
Mentions: Megan Kuhfeld, James Soland, Beth Tarasawa, Angela Johnson, Erik Ruzek, Jing Liu
Topics: Equity, COVID-19 & schools, Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss
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.
The 74
Mentions: Megan Kuhfeld, James Soland, Beth Tarasawa, Angela Johnson, Erik Ruzek, Jing Liu
Topics: Equity, COVID-19 & schools, Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss
How can educators effectively engage students with disabilities in distance learning? Elizabeth Barker shares shares four ingredients for effective special education in this piece by The 74’s Beth Hawkins.
The 74.Ā
Mentions: Elizabeth Barker
Topics: Equity, Accessibility, COVID-19 & schools
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