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The South Dakota Board of Education Standards will hold its second meeting since revealing the revised social studies standards that drew controversy again this summer. A day before the official deadline to register or submit public comments, the Board had received nearly 900 comments from teachers, school board members, parents, school administrators and more. The […]
Most school districts adopted their budgets last spring, long before state and national test scores laid out the extent of pandemic declines, particularly in math. That’s why some school finance experts are urging districts to redirect some of their plans for federal relief funds toward learning recovery before that money is actually spent. “From our […]
As the extent of pandemic learning loss became evident to educators and policymakers across the country, many states and districts turned to high-dosage tutoring as a potential solution. This makes perfect sense; after all, the research base for tutoring is as strong as for any academic intervention. Indeed, wealthy parents have paid out of pocket […]
The recent release of the 2022 NAEP scores, which showed historic learning declines in math and reading two years following the onset of the pandemic, has brought renewed urgency to conversations around learning losses and recovery. Beliefs about these topics shape how policymakers, educators and parents act to support students moving forward. Yet our research […]
Race-conscious affirmative action in college admissions, which has opened the door to higher education for countless students of color, could become unlawful by next summer if the Supreme Court rules against Harvard and the University of North Carolina. Such a decision would harm curtail the diversity of student bodies at many colleges and universities by […]