Learning Loss & Recovery

Learn more about declines in academic progress, including the summer slide, and how schools are getting students back on track academically
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Professional Development Accelerate Learning, in 5 Weeks
Education Week introduces its first email mini-course to help educators get up to speed on learning acceleration.
Debra Viadero, March 16, 2023
2 min read
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Student Achievement Clearing the Hurdles to Effective School Tutoring Programs
What makes tutoring work? What are the challenges? Two researchers and a principal discuss.
Evie Blad, March 14, 2023
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Student Achievement Live Online Discussion A Seat at the Table- Tutoring: What the Evidence Says About What’s Working and What Isn’t 
Just in time for academic recovery! Join Tyrone C. Howard, Thomas J. Kane, and Cristal Moore as they discuss the power of tutoring in helping students catch up. Learn about the practicalities, challenges, and success stories.
March 8, 2023
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Budget & Finance Letter to the Editor Federal Funds Should Be Prioritized to Support Mental Health
A psychologist urges districts to invest in social-emotional and mental health supports—above all others—in this letter to the editor.
March 7, 2023
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Scalable Modern Solutions to Fast-track Learning Recovery
K-12 Learning loss is real. Scalable modern solutions such as high dosage tutoring and credit recovery are making a difference.
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Personalized Learning Spotlight Spotlight on Personalized Learning
This Spotlight will help you learn effective strategies for tailoring instruction to individual students and more.

February 24, 2023
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Mathematics Q&A How to Boost Students' Missing Math Skills and Still Stay on Grade Level
Teacher trainer Christina Tondevold shares ways to accelerate students' math learning to make up for skills lost during the pandemic.
Sarah D. Sparks, February 22, 2023
4 min read
Andrew Houlihan, left, is the superintendent in Union County and developed a high-dosage tutoring strategy to combat student learning loss. Pictured here on Dec. 16, 2021 as he talks with Porter Ridge High School students Eriana Tucker and Lillie Curtis following lunch in the cafeteria.
Andrew Houlihan, left, is the superintendent in Union County and developed a high-dosage tutoring strategy to combat student learning loss. Pictured here on Dec. 16, 2021 as he talks with Porter Ridge High School students Eriana Tucker and Lillie Curtis following lunch in the cafeteria.
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Student Achievement 'Don't Reinvent The Wheel': How One District Made a Tutoring Program That Works
A North Carolina superintendent turned to tutoring to help students catch up long before COVID-19 pushed others in that direction.
Libby Stanford, February 10, 2023
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Student Achievement What the Research Says The State of School Tutoring, in Charts
Only 1 in 10 students is receiving intensive tutoring supports.
Sarah D. Sparks, February 9, 2023
2 min read
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Student Achievement Q&A Under Her Watch, This State's Schools Saw Some of the Fastest Improvement in the Nation
Carey Wright stepped down last year as Mississippi's state superintendent of education.
Caitlynn Peetz, February 7, 2023
5 min read
Student Achievement K-12 Essentials Forum Tutoring Done Right: How to Get the Highest Impact for Learning Recovery
Join us as we highlight and discuss the evidence base for tutoring, best practices, and different ways to provide it at scale.
February 2, 2023
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How to Accelerate Math Learning with Neuroscience
Accelerating learning with the right approach can drive student math success.
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Five Ways to Use Universal Screening Data to Inform Instruction
To maximize your investment in collecting universal screening data, here are five ways to use it to inform instruction and improve readin...
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Student Achievement What the Research Says Accelerate Learning: Takeaways From Other Countries
Amid a persistent global lag in student achievement, here's what some countries are doing to help students catch up.
Sarah D. Sparks, January 31, 2023
3 min read