Brought together by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, NWEA and Tacoma Public Schools worked together to collaboratively define a set of challenges and develop meaningful, evidence-based solutions around two workstreams critical to student learning and success; social-emotional learning and family engagement.

This study continues NWEA research into how COVID-19 has affected student learning. It builds on previous research showing achievement levels dropping drastically over the 2020–21 school year, then beginning to rebound in the 2021–22 school year when achievement gains mirrored pre-pandemic trends.

School improvement is challenging, and you don’t have to go it alone. This best of Teach. Learn. Grow. eBook can help you wrap your head around looking at the work holistically, getting buy-in from your entire community, and approaching professional learning in ways that work.

Get a closer look at NWEA® School Improvement—an offering grounded in the 5Essentials® Framework from UChicago Impact®. Learn more about this proven model and hear how system leaders leverage the power of partnership to build and sustain a culture of improvement.

School improvement is arduous work, work that can’t be left to luck or a one-size-fits-all approach. How you use data—from interim assessments and more—can be a game changer.

Learn how the 5EssentialsSurvey and framework are useful, meaningful indicators for elementary schools working to improve student outcomes.

Learn more about essential components to successful school improvement and our partnership with UChicago Impact®. This detailed article explores how we work alongside districts for meaningful, equitable, sustainable change.