Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss
Students don’t learn only during the school year, and academic growth trajectories can change as students move from kindergarten through high school. Academic growth patterns across time—both in school and during the summer—can differ for various groups of students, and those patterns can influence academic achievement gaps. Our research advances understanding of seasonal learning patterns, summer loss, and school and non-school contributions to student growth.
How to close Boston’s achievement gap during the coronavirus pandemic
The “COVID slide” will be more profound for students who are unable to access or fully participate in a robust remote learning curriculum. Closing the achievement gap will require Boston city leaders to propose bold, innovative solutions for whenever students are able to return to school in person.
The Boston Globe (2020, April 28)
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Equity, Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss
California could begin new school year as early as July, Gov. Newsom says
The academic year could start in late July or early August to address learning losses brought on by coronavirus-forced school closures affecting about 6.1 million California students, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday.
Los Angeles Times (2020, April 28)
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Equity, Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss
COVID-19 closures & learning loss
In this webinar, Dr. Beth Tarasawa, Sal Khan, Dr. Jesus Jara, and Kimberly Cockrell share implications of recent research that provides some insights on potential academic impacts of COVID-19, as well as insights for action to help educators, policymakers, and families address and plan for the impacts of this extended pause in classroom instruction.
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Equity, Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss
Former Sec. of Education on the pitfalls of remote learning
Over 1.5 billion children and youth remain out of school worldwide. Former U.S. Secretary of Education John King says that this will represent a lasting impact of the pandemic. He joins Hari Sreenivasan to talk about the challenges faced by some 50 million American students–and to share how a place of learning became a shelter when tragedy hit his home.
PBS Amanpour and Company
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Equity, Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss
50 million kids can’t attend school. What happens to them?
America’s schoolchildren will need help catching up.
The New York Times (2020, April 16)
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Equity, Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss
New research findings provide a call to action: now is the time to plan for how school must be different next year to address learning gaps widened by the pandemic.
The 74
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Equity, Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss
NWEA data predicts students could be up to a year behind in math in the fall
New research by NWEA, a nonprofit assessment provider, predicts that because of school closures, some students could be as much as a year behind in math when they start school in the fall.
Education Dive
Topics: COVID-19 & schools, Equity, Seasonal learning patterns & summer loss
