New research shows students who were not school age during the COVID-19 pandemic are struggling to catch up in reading despite avoiding the classroom disruptions older students experienced.

New research found only one in three schools have recovered in either reading or math since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down schools nearly six years ago.

Study of 5 million students finds wide differences in recovery patterns, with just one in seven schools recovered in both subjects BOSTON, Feb. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- NWEA, a K-12 assessment and ...

Assessment and research organization NWEA recently launched a free dashboard tracking national trends and data on U.S. student academic achievement and growth. The tool documents how K–8 students are ...

About 1 in 3 schools have recovered in either math or reading; only 1 in 7 schools have recovered in both subjects. While recovery was more common among schools with smaller initial declines, some ...