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What Do The New NAEP Data Say About Learning Loss?

By now, many of our readers may have already seen the headlines. “Reading and Math Scores Plummeted During Pandemic, New Data Show” from The Wall Street Journal. In The New York Times, “The Pandemic Erased Two Decades of Progress in Math and Reading.” As these articles report, data from the latest long

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A Call to Action on Mathematics

Over the weekend, hundreds of top scientists and mathematicians released a statement to, as they wrote, “express our alarm over recent trends in K-12 mathematics education in the United States.” Citing the California Mathematics Framework as an example of such a reform that is intended to enhance equity and reduce disparities, the

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Is the US Becoming the World’s “C” Student?

Given the experience of the pandemic over the last year-and-a-half and the urgent need to confront the challenges it has brought, it can be easy to forget that the U.S.’s education system was experiencing challenges even before the pandemic. Data from the most recent Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)

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“Split Decision”: An analysis of the 2020 Presidential Election

Going into the 2020 November election, Joe Biden enjoyed a sizable lead, according to most media polling. Democrats believed the country was moving toward the left; and that, as a result, the political environment was also moving significantly in their direction. If they could tie Republican Congressional candidates in swing

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Voters’ View on Proficiency

In our last Emerging Issues newsletter, we took a look at the latest data on the learning loss that voters believe has occurred due to the disruptions caused by the pandemic. As we noted, voters clearly believe schools will be facing some level of unfinished learning when students return to

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