NWEA® continually refines the methodologies used to generate our norms so they remain statistically rigorous as well as accurate and relevant. This 2025 update is essential to account for changes in US student demographics, postpandemic shifts in student performance, and the item-selection algorithm in the newly enhanced version of MAP® Growth™.

MAP® Growth™ norms are one of our most critical assets in helping partners make sense of student performance and progress. They offer a national frame of reference that allows educators to answer these frequently asked key questions.

Join us for an engaging webinar on using MAP® Reading Fluency™ with Coach to support reading instruction. Learn how assessments help educators understand diverse learning needs and how Coach, the AI reading tutor, provides personalized practice. Discover practical strategies from former administrators.

Join NWEA expert Tatiana Ciccarelli to explore how MAP Growth data can enhance math instruction. Learn effective differentiation strategies, understand student data, and build stronger connections with students. Address achievement gaps with actionable insights and practical tools.

NWEA literacy expert Dr. Tiffany Peltier hosts a timely, evidence-based webinar about dyslexia. Dr. Peltier shares research findings, details how screenings available in MAP Reading Fluency with Coach can support young readers, and offers strategies for helping colleagues and caregivers better understand our most common learning disability.

In this compilation of posts from our blog, Teach. Learn. Grow., we invite you to learn more about ten research-backed instructional strategies that can help you support all the learners in your classroom.

Recording of the July 25, 2024, special briefing featuring the latest edition of COVID impact research released by NWEA. In the briefing, Dr. Karyn Lewis (one of the lead authors of the study) walked through new data from the 2023-24 school year and shared key findings on academic gains, achievement and recovery post-COVID.