Page 49 - Educational Progress News Today

Teachers, some of whom are teaching the largest classes theyve ever had, worry that students arent getting enough individual attention and help.

Children of military service members and civilian defense employees in schools run by the Pentagon led the nation in math and reading last year, improving even after COVID-19 disruptions.

By Corrinne Hess | Wisconsin Public Radio Fewer than 40 percent of Wisconsin students were proficient in reading and math during the 2022-23 school year.

Nearly four years into America’s learning-loss crisis, perhaps the biggest challenge facing the country’s schools is a basic one: getting students to show up. Rates of absenteeism have surged since

Schools for children of military members achieve results rarely seen in public education.

The percentage of charter school students in Washington state scoring proficient in math went up nearly 15 points in the latest round of state tests compared to those administered in the 2020-21 school year, a marked sign of improvement in a subject whose pandemic-era scores nosedived. The gains were heralded by the Washington State Charter […]

Holding back struggling readers in elementary school can yield benefits that extend in surprising directions, a recently released study suggests. In addition to improving academic performance for targeted students, the authors determine that younger siblings in the same families also see greater success in school in subsequent years. The study, circulated as a working paper […]

Powell schools continued to perform well on the state’s standardized test during the 2022-2023 school year. Several student cohorts saw double digit increases in the last three years on …

Above all, the absenteeism crisis demands a greater sense of urgency.

Supported by years of statistics, the phenomenon comes as public schools in places like Maryland and Illinois are still struggling - after social distancing measures threw a wrench into students lessons.