The most recent NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) results found the largest decline in reading performance in 30 years. The gap that has always existed between top- and low-performing students has grown starkly wider, putting the most at-risk students in an even worse position. The need for effective literacy instruction is more urgent than […]
"Transformation in education is happening, which is almost a counter-narrative to what we hear," says Amy Dujon, director of the District Administration Leadership Institute and co-author of a new report, "Exploring New Frontiers For K-12 Systems Transformation."
The 2022 NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) scores reported the largest drop in reading proficiency since 1990, with low performing students showing the most significant decline. Combined with the ongoing impacts of pandemic learning loss, and the need for efficient and effective early reading instruction is greater than ever. Educators urgently need to use […]
Our kids participate in the testing, so we should look at their positive results and see how we can apply lessons learned to U.S. schools more broadly.
"This is a great moment for school leaders to look for opportunities to give classroom teachers the flexibility they need to serve students with varying degrees of proficiency, like flexible schedules and adding staff that can support dynamic student grouping," said Chase Nordengren, principal research lead for Effective Instructional Strategies at NWEA.
Reading scores dropped during the disrupted learning of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the number of kids who can’t read or read well has been growing for years.
