In this unit, students will explore how the historical practice of redlining interacts with the patterns of heat distribution within communities.

A preview of what students will encounter in NWEA assessments and other high-quality assessments for multidimensional science standards in the coming years.

Overview of how NWEA Science Content Specialists align items to multidimensional standards such as the Next Generation Science Standards.

Researchers from NWEA partnered with NewSchools Venture Fund  to explore the relationship between school culture and climate, social and emotional learning, and academic achievement. Learn more about this innovative research partnership.

Funded by Microsoft’s AI for Accessibility Grant, NWEA joined with Perkins Access, Governor Morehead School, and Sonja Steinbach, a math educator who works with students with vision disabilities. Together, they embarked on a unique research partnership to make middle school mathematics assessments more accessible for students with vision impairments.

In the wake of instructional challenges faced over the past two school years, NWEA, the Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) at the American Institutes for Research (AIR), and the Center for Education Policy and Research (CEPR) at Harvard University have partnered with a coalition of large school districts across the country to help determine which COVID recovery interventions are working and to what extent.

New fall data shows continued signs of academic rebounding. Drs. Karyn Lewis and Emily Morton provide more context and details to a new report on the state of academic gains and achievement levels. They also share insights on intervention efforts.