We analyze data from approximately 7,800 school districts to describe variation in pandemic-related learning losses among communities and student subgroups. We attempt to understand mechanisms that led to learning losses, as well as explore how...
Since the beginning of the War on Poverty, social scientists have been investigating the link between unequal school spending and gaps in achievement by race and income (see, e.g., Coleman et al., 1966; Handel & Hanushek 2023; Jackson & Mackevicius 2024)...
Community colleges (CCs) play a vital role in the United States' higher education landscape, as gateways to four-year universities as well as offering career-focused degree and certificate programs tailored to specific vocational fields. A decline in...
Despite the lack of improvement during 2022-23 on assessments provided by NWEA and Curriculum Associates, we find that student achievement did improve between Spring 2022 and Spring 2023: in fact, students recovered approximately one-third of the...
Institutions are increasingly offering Career and Technical Education (CTE) credentials aimed at helping students succeed in the workforce. Given that postsecondary CTE programs are increasingly serving students who have not historically been served by...
By 2031, 72 percent of jobs in the United States require some form of postsecondary education. Given the demand for college-educated workers, it is crucial to address the gap between the current number of qualified young adults and the anticipated...
Can a school or district improve student achievement simply by switching to a higher-quality textbook or curriculum? We conducted the first multi-textbook, multi-state effort to estimate textbook efficacy following widespread adoption of the Common...
