The “From loss to recovery” brief examines two components of school recovery post-COVID to understand diverging recovery patterns across schools¶

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q2 i? The brief examines two components of school recovery post-COVID pandemic in order to better understand recovery patterns, with the framing that paths diverge and gains are uneven across schools. → Emily Morton 2026

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Emily Morton 2026¶

Emily Morton, Megan Kuhfeld, Ayesha K. Hashim, Scott J. Peters. (2026). Tech Appendix for “From loss to recovery: Diverging paths and uneven gains across schools”. NWEA Research. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/tech-appendix-for-from-loss-to-recovery-diverging-paths-and-uneven-gains-across-schools/

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The article’s own description of the research brief’s scope: it “examines two components of school recovery post-COVID pandemic to better understand recovery patterns.” The page prints no findings, samples, or statistics from the brief itself.

"This is the technical appendix to the research brief titled, “From loss to recovery: Diverging paths and uneven gains across schools,” which examines two components of school recovery post-COVID pandemic to better understand recovery patterns."

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