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User guide for interpreting the NWEA state dashboard: Exploring the educational impacts of COVID-19
May 2021
By: Greg King
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Description
The NWEA state dashboard, Exploring the Educational Impacts of COVID-19, provides insight into the educational impacts of COVID-19 related academic disruptions for students in public schools within a state who participated in MAP Growth assessments. This guide explains the analyses, statistics, terms, and data included in the dashboard, as well as what they can tell us about unfinished learning in the state.
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