NWEA/All4Ed webinar on COVID-19 recovery and learning acceleration¶

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Evidence · 3 claims (3 for) · 2 studies (2 theoretical), q1 · 0 of 2 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study

Description¶

A recorded webinar panel in which leaders from the Alliance for Excellent Education, the National Urban League, UnidosUS, and Middletown Public Schools discuss "new research from NWEA on the academic progress of students during the pandemic" and its policy implications. It is a dissemination event pairing research findings with practitioner and advocacy perspectives, aimed at supporting recovery for historically underserved communities.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Requires the recorded webinar and accompanying NWEA research briefs on 2020-2021 achievement to be available to participants

Constraints¶

• The page is an announcement; it prints no findings itself, directing readers to "More information and webinar recording at All4Ed"

Target Learners¶

• Education policymakers
• District and state education leaders

Target Learning Goals¶

• Understanding pandemic impacts on academic progress
• Designing recovery and acceleration policies

Claims¶

• The webinar frames pandemic learning impact as a concern particularly for students of color and students living in poverty [+W]
• The webinar presents research comparing student academic trends during the pandemic year to a more typical school year [+W]
• The COVID-19 pandemic impacted historically underserved students more severely than their peers [+W]

Related Elements¶

• Webinar: Supporting COVID-19 recovery for students with disabilities
• NWEA Research webinar presentation on district learning from ESSER interventions

Examples¶

• Deploy federal recovery funding to support recovery, accelerate learning, and transform schools

Key Sources¶

• Michael Conner, PhD, Beth Tarasawa, Deb Delisle, Janet Murguía, Chris Minnich, Marc Morial. (2021). Transforming education through COVID-19 recovery and learning acceleration: research findings, policy recommendations, and lessons from the ground. NWEA Research webinar. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/transforming-education-through-covid-19-recovery-and-learning-acceleration-research-findings-policy-recommendations-and-lessons-from-the-ground/