Category: Latest in Education

K-12 Dive: Students need over 4 months of extra learning to return to pre-pandemic math, reading achievement

July 12, 2023 Latest in Education, Uncategorized

K-12 Dive published valuable insights on the recently released report from NWEA analyzing MAP Growth test scores. The dive concluded that most students need over four months of extra instruction to return to pre-pandemic achievement levels. Dive Brief*Pandemic academic…

High-Impact Tutoring: Some Research-Based Essentials

April 27, 2023 Latest in Education

It’s no surprise that at North Carolina Education Corps, we’re a proponent of high-impact– or high-dosage– tutoring. Of the many existing tutoring interventions and program models, high-impact tutoring is researched-backed and shows the most evidence of learning acceleration – helping…

PROOF POINTS: Trial finds cheaper, quicker way to tutor young kids in reading

March 13, 2023 Latest in Education

“Short bursts” of phonics in the back of the classroom show promise with kindergartenersBy Jill Barsay, The Hechinger ReportThis story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news outlet focused on education.Education researchers have…

PROOF POINTS: New federal survey estimates one out of 10 public school students gets high-dosage tutoring

February 13, 2023 Latest in Education

Pandemic recovery strategies at 1,000 schools raise concerns over how quickly students will catch upBy Jill Barsay, The Hechinger ReportThis story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news outlet focused on education.Throughout 2022,…