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Pandemic Recovery Research
Faculty Director Thomas Kane and CEPR researchers are working with partners across the education sector to help educators, policymakers, and the public understand the scope of learning loss caused by the pandemic as well as the significant interventions that will be required to bring students back to grade level.
Learn more about the projects and findings at the pages below.
Education Recovery Scorecard Road to COVID Recovery
Featured Publications
School District and Community Factors Associated With Learning Loss During the COVID-19 Pandemic
How did factors like school closures, community death rates, civic engagement, and social activity impact learning loss during the pandemic?
What Do Changes in State Test Scores Imply for Later Life Outcomes?
To anticipate the consequences of the recent decline, researchers investigate the past relationship between NAEP scores and students’ later life outcomes by year and state of birth. New: Results for 6 cities.
The Response of Rural Districts to the COVID-19 Pandemic
How are rural districts navigating shutdown, online learning, and grappling with the pandemic?
Featured Project
Evaluation of Tennessee Pre-College Remedial Math Programs
What are the short-term and long-term outcomes for students who participate in math “pre-remediation” as high-school seniors?
Featured Project
Middle School Mathematics Teachers & Teaching Survey
What is the current state of mathematics education in the United States?
Featured Project
Best Foot Forward Project
Does video technology improve the classroom observation process?
Featured Tools
Best Foot Forward Video Observation Toolkit
Practical guidance for educators on using video observations to accelerate teachers’ instructional development.
OpenSDP
An online community of shared analytic code, tools, and trainings enabling users to collaborate with education analysts and researchers.
Mathematical Quality of Instruction (MQI) Rubric
A Common Core-aligned observational rubric for analyzing mathematics instruction.
Focus Areas
CEPR's research focuses on the following topic areas, which play a critical role in students' academic and long-term success.