How Summer Programs Can Boost Unfinished Learning
Summer school is a great opportunity for students to catch up on the learning loss caused by the pandemic.
Statewide Poll of Parents Highlights Challenges Massachusetts Faces in Addressing Students’ COVID Recovery Needs
BOSTON – Seven out of 10 (73%) Massachusetts parents believe their child’s school has enough resources to help students in need, but fewer (56%) parents who see their children as…
Charting a Path to COVID Recovery for All Young People
Across our nation, educators, school and district leaders, families, and students are focused on the difficult task of COVID recovery — working to keep children safe, address the losses caused…
New Analysis of Best Practices from State High-Impact Tutoring Programs
Five States Highlighted for Evidence-Based Strategies to Accelerate Student Learning WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 23, 2022)—As states seek to combat missed learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report highlights…
Holding Students Back – An Inequitable and Ineffective Response to Unfinished Learning
Back in March 2020, widespread rapid school closures in response to the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic presented unique…
What’s the Big Deal with Statewide Assessments?
The school year is underway — and educators, leaders and advocates are looking for data to make the most of learning time and to understand where to best allocate resources.…
Students Are Back in School Buildings, But Things Are Not Back to Normal
Most of us remember having first-day-of-school jitters, but few of us have gone through what today’s students have experienced in the last two years. Students have endured illness and economic…
New Report Urges States to Leverage American Rescue Plan Funds to Close Equity Gaps in Early Intervention Services for Our Youngest Learners
Trends in pandemic service delivery show the global health crisis has exacerbated issues with developmental screening and services WASHINGTON (May 27, 2021) — While early intervention is the key to…