NWEA, Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University, and CALDER at the American Institutes for Research Announce New Initiative to Help Examine District COVID-19 Recovery Efforts

Research designed to rapidly inform school district decisions as they choose and implement student academic recovery interventions

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Oct 07, 2021, 05:00 ET

PORTLAND, Ore., CAMBRIDGE., Mass. and WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- This school year education systems are facing unprecedented challenges related to supporting students' academic recovery in the wake of COVID-19. In response, school districts across the nation are implementing a variety of new programs and interventions to help students catch up, such as tutoring, after-school programs, and vacation academies. Understanding the efficacy of these various interventions will be key to ensuring students' recovery from COVID-19 impacts.

Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University

CALDER at the American Institutes for Research

To help support this effort, NWEA — a not-for-profit, research and educational services provider serving K-12 students — in partnership with researchers at the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University and CALDER at the American Institutes for Research (AIR), today announced a joint research project with a consortium of school districts across the United States that will examine student achievement and learning gains in connection to the COVID-19 recovery programs.

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About NWEA

NWEA^® (formerly known as Northwest Evaluation Association) is a mission-driven, not-for-profit organization that supports students and educators in more than 146 countries through research, assessment solutions, policy and advocacy services, professional learning and school improvement services that fight for equity, drive classroom impact and push for systemic change in our educational communities. Visit NWEA.org to learn more about how we're partnering with educators to help all kids learn.

Contact: Simona Beattie, Sr. Manager, Public Relations at NWEA, [email protected] or 971.361.9526

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