NWEA research webinar with Dr. Ayesha Hashim (NWEA) and Dr. Amanda Lu (Georgetown University) who covered the latest findings from a study on district pathways for sustaining tutoring after federal recovery funds had run out. The webinar will also featured a panel of district leaders sharing their insights into how to sustain tutoring programs in the post-COVID era.

In 2026, we spoke with teachers as well as school and district leaders from across Texas about why they trust MAP Growth to place students for instruction and intervention, powering greater growth in their classrooms.

MTSS is a framework for helping educators meet the diverse needs of learners. It relies heavily on assessment, a critical piece in the puzzle of understanding where kids are in their learning. In this collection of posts from our blog, Teach. Learn. Grow., you can learn more about how to use MTSS effectively in your school or district.

Today, Jacob is joined by an Alaskan and a Texan: Moon McCarley, Principal at Nondalton School and District Testing Coordinator for The Lake and Peninsula School District, located on the Alaska Peninsula; and Ashley Cruz, State Professional Learning Consultant at NWEA. They discuss how NWEA partners with districts across Alaska to create high-impact professional learning opportunities to expand assessment literacy. Along the way, Moon shares her experience as a Certified Facilitator and talks about how it helped her grow as a leader.

NWEA senior research scientist Scott Peters offers a thoughtful approach to using MAP Growth data to identify advanced learning opportunities for students that helps educators balance access, sensitivity, alignment, and cost in making these key placement decisions.

This document offers guidance on how NWEA® MAP Growth can help educators decide which students are ready for or would benefit from advanced learning opportunities, such as gifted and talented programs.

This paper describes high quality teaching practices in two schools that produce exceptional growth for all kinds of students. These practices focus on making the most of instructional time and exposing students to high quality content in a variety of contexts. They prove teachers don’t need to choose between differentiating to meet students’ needs and giving them access to grade-level learning.