The 2021-22 study investigated whether achievement gains across the 2021-22 school year compared to pre-pandemic trends and whether there were initial signs of rebounding or recovery.¶

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q1 i? The study's first research question asked how achievement gains across the 2021-22 school year compared to pre-pandemic trends and whether any initial signs of rebounding or recovery appeared. → Kuhfeld 2022

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Kuhfeld 2022¶

Kuhfeld, M., & Lewis, K. (2022). Technical appendix for: Student achievement in 2021-22: Cause for hope and continued urgency. NWEA Research. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/technical-appendix-for-student-achievement-in-2021-22-cause-for-hope-and-continued-urgency/

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The appendix page states the first of two main research questions investigated in the brief, quoted verbatim: "How do achievement gains across the 2021-22 school year compare to pre-pandemic trends?" The page prints no results answering this question.

"How do achievement gains across the 2021-22 school year compare to pre-pandemic trends? Are there any initial signs of rebounding or recovery?"

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