Convene cross-sector expert panels to sustain policy-relevant evidence during data disruptions¶

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Description¶

The article describes a webinar that “brings together academic and government experts” to discuss how education research can keep offering meaningful information to policymakers and practitioners after COVID data disruptions. The approach pairs researchers with government experts to address measurement, missing-data stopgaps, federal data collection, and remote equity interventions. It functions as a knowledge-sharing mechanism rather than an empirical study.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Access to both academic and government experts willing to discuss research continuity publicly

Constraints¶

• The description reports discussion topics only; it presents no evaluation of whether the panel improved research or policy

Target Learners¶

• Education policymakers
• Practitioners
• Education researchers and evaluators

Target Learning Goals¶

• Sustaining meaningful education research and evidence use during disrupted data conditions

Related Strategies¶

• Convene educators, policymakers, and families to plan for the impacts of extended pauses in classroom instruction
• Future SSSC evaluation work: collect data from directors, gather detailed activity data, and interview policymakers and practitioners to develop impact measures

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Matthew Soldner, Megan Kuhfeld, Dan Goldhaber, Constance Lindsay, Allison Crean Davis. (2020). A “Lost Year” of Data? What Disruptions From COVID-19 Mean For Education Research. NWEA Research presentation. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/a-lost-year-of-data-what-disruptions-from-covid-19-mean-for-education-research/