Years after pandemic closures, we’re seeing their effects inside our schools
Educational Leadership
COVID in Schools
Following the lingering effects of the pandemic on teaching and learning
Years after pandemic closures, we’re seeing their effects inside our schools
Teachers are seeing students exhibit symptoms of the developmental milestones many children missed in recent pandemic school years
5 things to know about high-dosage tutoring
Scaling-up high-dosage tutoring is crucial to students’ academic success
Young students less prepared for grade-level reading, math
Nationwide data offer critical new insights into the pandemic’s academic impact on children who were not in formal schooling in spring 2020
Occupational therapy is the antidote for pandemic skill loss
Occupational therapy is well-equipped to provide all students with extra support as schools continue to recover from learning loss
Schools have struggled to add learning time after COVID–here’s how one district did it
Cicero School District 99 in suburban Chicago extended its school day this year to help students catch up after the pandemic — a rare effort nationally to add instructional time
The pandemic is over–but American schools still aren’t the same
Many say school feels closer to normal than it has in over three years, but profound pandemic-era consequences persist
“Ambitious growth” is needed to accelerate learning recovery
New data highlights connection between implementing ambitious goals and closing unfinished learning gaps in reading and math
Unfinished learning concerns still plague educators
Nationwide surveys reveal parents’ and educators’ concerns and hopes regarding students’ ongoing unfinished learning
Progress toward academic recovery stalled in 2022-23
Data from the most current school year highlights persistent achievement gaps compared to pre-pandemic trends for nearly all student groups
COVID learning loss likely to linger without intensive work
Learning losses stemming from the pandemic were driven more by factors in student’s communities and school districts than in their homes, new research finds
Finding the learning loss data needed to drive learning recovery
Equipped with a trove of valuable learning loss data, states can understand their own unique and evolving challenges
New school year shows continued signs of academic rebounding
Using fall 2022 assessment data, new research from NWEA provides the most current snapshot of student performance in the U.S. and progress toward recovery
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Growth from Within: A Thriving Teacher Residency Model in Rural California
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Texas K12 charter connects 28 schools together to elevate educational experiences
International Leadership of Texas (ILTexas) is a free K-12 charter school program serving over 23,000 children on 21 campuses. Students are taught English, Spanish and Mandarin as part of…
Cannon School leads esports boom with Spectrum Enterprise fiber
At Cannon School in Concord, North Carolina, esports has become a tool for raising spirits and building collaboration among its high school students. To encourage participation and better compete…
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