COVID-19 & schools
Supporting COVID-19 recovery for students with disabilities: Research findings, policy recommendations, and lessons from the ground
In this webinar by the Alliance for Excellent Education, NWEA, and the National Center for Learning disabilities, learn about recent research on academic growth for students in special education before the pandemic and implications for policies and practices designed to spur COVID-19 recovery.
By:Elizabeth Barker,Angela Johnson,Meghan Whittaker, Esq.,Michael K. Yudin,Phillip Lovell,Jeremy Boerner
Topics:Equity,COVID-19 & schools,Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss
Academic growth for students with disabilities: Lessons from school-year learning gains and summer learning loss—Implications for COVID-19 recovery and beyond
How can we support academic growth for students with disabilities (SWD) who may have experienced disproportionate academic impacts from COVID-19?
By:Lindsay Dworkin,Katie Carroll
Topics:COVID-19 & schools,Equity
Exploring the educational impacts of COVID-19
This visualization was developed to provide state-level insights into how students performed on MAP Growth in the 2020–2021 school year. Assessments are one indicator, among many, of the student impact from COVID-19. Our goal with this tool is to create visible data that informs academic recovery efforts that will be necessary in the 2022 school year and beyond.
By:Greg King
Topics:COVID-19 & schools,Innovations in reporting & assessment
User guide for interpreting the NWEA state dashboard: Exploring the educational impacts of COVID-19
This guide explains the analyses, statistics, terms, and data included in the NWEA state dashboard,Exploring the Educational Impacts of COVID-19.
By:Greg King
Topics:COVID-19 & schools,Innovations in reporting & assessment
Preparing early learners: Considerations for supporting the kindergarten class of 2021
Among the many ways in which schools are being transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the change in kindergarten enrollment is likely to have important consequences in classrooms across the nation. Because the academic and nonacademic skills students develop in their preschool and early elementary school years are foundational to important longer-term outcomes, understanding these changes and finding ways to effectively support our youngest students’ learning is critical for educators and leaders. Drawing on recent research, we offer four timely considerations for district, school, and classroom leaders.
By:Beth Tarasawa,Angela Johnson,Christine Yankel
How are students performing in the wake of COVID-19?
In this CPRE Knowledge Hub Research Minutes podcast, Megan Kuhfeld discusses what NWEA research using fall 2020 test scores of more than four million students shows about the academic achievement and growth of US students, and some of the many questions that remain.
Mentions:Megan Kuhfeld
Topics:COVID-19 & schools,Equity
How did students fare relative to the COVID-19 learning loss projections?
In thisSAGE perspectivesblog, Angela Johnson shares some key findings from NWEA research exploring how school shutdowns impacted student achievement at the start of the 2020-21 school year.
By:Angela Johnson,Megan Kuhfeld,Beth Tarasawa
Topics:COVID-19 & schools,Equity