Over the last two years, education leaders, lawmakers and journalists have looked to CEPR research to understand the ongoing effect of the pandemic on academic achievement. The Education Recovery Scorecard, led by our Faculty Director Thomas Kane, has shown—down to the school district—the pace of academic recovery across the country, and how much work is still to be done.
But sounding the alarm is not enough. CEPR project teams spent 2023 helping educators, administrators, and policymakers test, understand, and implement interventions that help students make up...
In the first few weeks of the school year, we've talked to educators who are working hard to support their students, from early readers to community college students looking for more flexibility. The needs are different, but the commitment to learning is the same.
We bring the same sense of urgency to our work, because we know students and families don't have time to waste. Read on to learn more about our latest research, partners, and opportunities to join us in the effort to improve education with data.
As a new school year begins, parents are trying to figure out where their children stand after the dramatic learning losses of the coronavirus pandemic. School boards and lawmakers are deciding how to spend their remaining federal recovery funds — which must be designated by next fall — and where to concentrate their efforts.
