A day of school missed after a severe weather event can translate to more than a day of learning lost¶
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Evidence · 1 study · associationalr?·q1
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2030: baselines and conditions change
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q1 i? A day of school missed after a severe weather event can translate to more than a day of learning lost. → Megan Kuhfeld 2025
Evidence¶
Megan Kuhfeld 2025¶
Megan Kuhfeld, Jim Soland, Sofia Postell. (2025). The Impact of Severe Weather Events on Education: Revisiting Hurricane Katrina While Preparing for the Next Disaster. NWEA research brief. https://www.nwea.org/publications
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The brief's third takeaway reports that "a day of school missed after a severe weather event can translate to more than a day of learning lost", with the hedge that this can occur rather than always does. No effect sizes or sample details are printed in the supplied text.
"a day of school missed after a severe weather event can translate to more than a day of learning lost; and"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- No school is totally low-risk from weather-related disruptions — related
- Many U.S. schools face major budget and infrastructure challenges related to severe weather — related
- Teachers need support to meet students' varied needs following weather-related disruptions — related
- Existing research on missing school from summer breaks, weather closures, and absenteeism can inform projections of pandemic learning loss — related
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A day of school missed after a severe weather event can translate to more than a day of learning lost |
description |
A day of school missed after a severe weather event can translate to more than a day of learning lost |
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weak |
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2025 |
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2030 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-08 |
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unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content |
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1 — megan-kuhfeld-2025 |
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