Learning Loss & Recovery

Learn more about declines in academic progress, including summer learning loss, and how schools are getting students back on grade level
Michael Crowder, 11, right, reads to Tim McNeeley, left, during an after-school literacy program in Atlanta on April 6, 2023. McNeeley, director of the Atlanta based Pure Hope Project, hosts the daily program for children in kindergarten through fifth grade.
Michael Crowder, 11, right, reads to Tim McNeeley, left, during an after-school literacy program in Atlanta on April 6, 2023.
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School & District Management The Key Challenges After-School Programs Are Facing, in Charts
After-school programs are a key academic recovery strategy for districts, but they can't enroll all the students who need them.
Caitlynn Peetz & Laura Baker, May 17, 2023
5 min read
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Student Achievement Opinion Effective Summer Learning: ‘We Already Know How to Do This’
There’s no path to education equity that doesn’t include summer programs.
Chris Smith & Paul Reville, May 2, 2023
3 min read
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English-Language Learners U.S. English Learners' Language-Proficiency Scores Still Below Pre-Pandemic Years
A new analysis of English learner language-proficiency test results shows the pandemic's outsized impact.
Ileana Najarro, April 18, 2023
4 min read
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Assessment Q&A Putting Education Researchers and Teachers on Equal Footing
The new head of an "inclusive R&D" initiative discusses promises and challenges of asking educators and researchers to co-create solutions.
Sarah Schwartz, April 10, 2023
6 min read
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Families & the Community New Campaign Tries to Convince Parents That Their Kids Have Fallen Behind
A new advertising campaign in six cities aims to dispel parents' perceptions that their kids are performing at grade level.
Caitlynn Peetz, April 5, 2023
3 min read
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Classroom Technology Schools Bought Tech to Accelerate Learning. Is It Working?
Experts say technology has helped with acceleration, but there's still a long way to go.
Lauraine Langreo, March 27, 2023
7 min read
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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
3 min read
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
1 min read
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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
1 min read