Academic Achievement

Read more about how students are performing academically
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Budget & Finance ‘Money Matters. Now What?’: How Districts Get More Funding for Poor Students
Targeting more funding to students who are most in need has a measurable effect on their academic performance, according to new research.
Mark Lieberman, October 14, 2024
7 min read
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School Choice & Charters Private School Choice: What the Research Says
Private school choice programs are proliferating as debates continue about their effects on low-income students and public schools.
Mark Lieberman, October 10, 2024
7 min read
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Science The Grades Where Science Scores Have Taken the Biggest Hit
One of the first studies to examine science performance finds that elementary students' scores have rebounded. Not so in middle school.
Sarah Schwartz, September 17, 2024
4 min read
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Student Achievement This District Provided Tutoring to Thousands of Students. The Results Were Mixed
A new study suggests that tutoring at scale could have a smaller impact than advocates had hoped.
Sarah Schwartz, September 9, 2024
6 min read
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English Learners The Classroom Traits and Practices Linked to English Learners' Success
A new federal report found key characteristics associated with English learners' academic success.
Ileana Najarro, September 6, 2024
3 min read
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Student Achievement Some Bright Spots in Students' Learning Recovery, But Still a Long Way to Go
Students are now learning as much each year as they did before the pandemic. But they're starting from farther behind.
Lauraine Langreo, August 21, 2024
2 min read
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Student Achievement What the Research Says Students' Learning Recovery Has Stalled. What That Looks Like
The latest data from NWEA suggest the gap between student performance before and after the pandemic is widening, not shrinking.
Sarah D. Sparks, July 25, 2024
5 min read
Student Achievement Spotlight Spotlight on Secondary Intervention
This Spotlight will help you measure the connection between tutoring, attendance, better test scores, and more.
July 1, 2024
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Mathematics Q&A A District Is Making a Huge Bet on One Math Curriculum to Improve Achievement
The nation's largest school district has launched a new initiative to address students’ gaps in math proficiency.
Olina Banerji, June 27, 2024
5 min read
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Student Achievement What the Research Says What the Historic Infusion of Federal Pandemic Aid Did for Schools
Two new analyses of student-achievement data finds some benefits—but also deep inequities—for districts receiving federal recovery money.
Sarah D. Sparks, June 26, 2024
6 min read
Desks and chairs are stacked in an empty classroom after the permanent closure of Queen of the Rosary Catholic Academy in Brooklyn borough of New York on Aug. 6, 2020.
Desks and chairs are stacked in an empty classroom after the permanent closure of Queen of the Rosary Catholic Academy in Brooklyn borough of New York on Aug. 6, 2020. A new study examines the long-term effects on students whose schools close.
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School & District Management The Harm of School Closures Can Last a Lifetime, New Research Shows
The short-term effects on students when their schools close have been well documented. New research examines the long-term impact.
Libby Stanford, June 18, 2024
5 min read
Arsenio Romero, secretary of New Mexico’s Public Education Department, addresses the audience at the Albuquerque Earth Day Festival on April 21, 2024.
Arsenio Romero, the New Mexico secretary of education, speaks at the Albuquerque Earth Day Festival on April 21, 2024. Romero is leading a statewide effort to improve literacy.
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Reading & Literacy Q&A A New Plan to Raise the Lowest Literacy Rates in the Nation
Daily summer reading instruction for thousands of students is part of a bigger plan to improve literacy in New Mexico.
Elizabeth Heubeck, May 23, 2024
5 min read
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Student Achievement What the Research Says Want to Boost Students’ Focus During Tests? Check the Time of Day
New study finds distractions spikes when students take reading and math assessments after lunch
Sarah D. Sparks, May 13, 2024
3 min read
Mathematics Live Online Discussion A Seat at the Table: Breaking the Cycle: How Districts are Turning around Dismal Math Scores
Math myth: Students just aren't good at it? Join us & learn how districts are boosting math scores.
April 18, 2024