Sarah Schwartz

Nearly six years on from the start of the COVID pandemic, many of the academic recovery plans districts put in place haven’t shown big returns and student achievement remains stubbornly low. Several studies of large-scale tutoring programs, for instance...

Results released today from the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress show that more students than ever before are scoring below NAEP’s threshold for mastery of “basic” skills. It’s the first time the tests have been given to 12th graders since...