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Pandemic school closures upended U.S. education. Many students lost significant ground, and the federal government invested billions to help them recover. Students Are Making a ‘Surprising’ Rebound From Pandemic Closures. The students most at risk are those in poor districts, whose test scores fell further during the pandemic. The analysis did not include Asian students, who represent 5 percent of public school students.

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☆ Opinion | Debating the Value of Standardized Tests
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the Editor:Re “Don’t Ditch Standardized Tests. It takes about five minutes in a school building to know if it needs more resources. And yet, regardless of the ever-changing policy on standardized tests, the same schools across our nation suffer from underfunding year after year. To the Editor:Jessica Grose doesn’t mention a standardized testing organization that many school districts around the nation use. NWEA, Northwest Evaluation Association, is a nonprofit organization that provides standardized tests in reading, math, language usage and science.

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That is especially concerning for parents of younger kids and those whose disabilities can make finding child care an extra challenge. One failed legislative proposal would have let students in four-day districts transfer or attend private schools, with their home districts picking up the tab. “If everybody becomes a four-day school week,” she said, “that is no longer a recruitment strategy.”In some communities, a four-day week is better for families. “They’re making the shift to the four-day week because all the districts around them have adopted a four-day week,” he said. However, the Rand Corporation found achievement differences in four-day districts, while initially hard to spot, became apparent over multiple years.

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☆ U.S. students trailing pre-pandemic learning levels, new study shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Rachel Nostrant | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

July 11 (Reuters) - U.S. students have not caught back up to pre-COVID levels of learning in math and reading, with Black and Hispanic pupils among the hardest hit by the pandemic, a study released on Tuesday showed. Students from high poverty areas and traditionally marginalized groups such as Black and Hispanic children were the most harmed academically by the pandemic, the study found. The extended loss of education could cost students $70,000 in potential earnings throughout their lifetime, according to a December 2022 study by Stanford University. The NWEA study found that across the U.S., students on average would need more than an additional four months of instruction in math and reading to catch up to pre-pandemic levels. "Schools and school districts are doing the right things, just not enough of the right things," Lewis said.

Persons: Karyn Lewis, Lewis, Rachel Nostrant, Colleen Jenkins, Sandra Maler Organizations: Northwest Evaluation, Stanford University, Thomson Locations: U.S

☆ U.S. Students’ Progress Stagnated Last School Year, Study Finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Sarah Mervosh | More About Sarah Mervosh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Despite billions of federal dollars spent to help make up for pandemic-related learning loss, progress in reading and math stalled over the past school year for elementary and middle-school students, according to a new national study released on Tuesday. In fact, students in most grades showed slower than average growth in math and reading, when compared with students before the pandemic. That means learning gaps created during the pandemic are not closing — if anything, the gaps may be widening. “We are actually seeing evidence of backsliding,” said Karyn Lewis, a lead researcher on the study. Older students, who generally learn at a slower rate and face more challenging material, are the furthest behind.

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☆ Use these 3 tactics to mimic any school's 'gifted program'—without having to enroll, says education expert
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

But gifted programs aren't the only way to give your child those benefits — and that's important. "Truthfully, a lot of the services that are provided would benefit a much larger group of kids," Peters tells CNBC Make It. Here are three strategies you can use to mimic a gifted program's advantages outside the classroom, he says. But a parent calling their child "gifted" or "special" might come off as empty praise, says Peters. "Teaching isn't easy, and different kids learn best in different ways," Twersky noted.

Persons: Scott J, Peters, Irina Gorelik, Michael Twersky, Twersky Organizations: CNBC, Williamsburg Therapy, Khan Academy Locations: Williamsburg

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