Ed News for K12 Researchers: Absenteeism, pandemic impact on kides not in school in 2021, test based retention, rethink flipped classrooms, NCME wants feedback: https://www.scoop.it/topic/ed-news-for-k12-researchers
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Ed News for K12 Researchers: Absenteeism, pandemic impact on kides not in school in 2021, test based retention, rethink flipped classrooms, NCME wants feedback: https://www.scoop.it/topic/ed-news-for-k12-researchers
Wipe out IES, NCES, lots of nonprofits and cut grants and it has many repercussions. One is the lack of material for this news blast. This will make this a biweekly or so blast for now, I will see if the content is there over the next couple of months.
Aligning what is tested and what is taught - Louisiana’s pilot https://nataliewexler.substack.com/p/is-testing-the-next-frontier-in-ed?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
The fadeout effect for education interventions https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/resources/what-fadeout-effect-means-testing-accountability-and-school-choice-episode-1008
The long term impacts of high schools -- On average, schools that improve students’ longer-run outcomes the most are those that improve their 10th grade test scores and increase their college plans the most.
https://www.nber.org/papers/w34913?utm_campaign=ntwh&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ntwg29
The 10 year test for durable schools https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/10-year-test-durable-schools https://www.nber.org/papers/w34913?utm_campaign=ntwh&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ntwg29
Is your school near a hazardous source? https://www.the74million.org/article/millions-of-u-s-students-attend-schools-near-environmentally-hazardous-sites/
Effect sizes can be misleading https://www.teachingbyscience.com/effect-sizes
The drivers of the absenteeism crisis https://edpolicyhub.substack.com/p/the-drivers-of-the-absenteeism-crisis
Chronic absenteeism trends by state https://www.the74million.org/article/chronic-absenteeism-trends-in-27-states-by-income-english-learner-status-race/
The newly absent -- post-pandemic hit groups differently, but it hit all groups https://edworkingpapers.com/ai26-1391
Are absences worth the worry in primary grades? https://direct.mit.edu/edfp/article-abstract/12/2/137/10267/Are-Student-Absences-Worth-the-Worry-in-U-S?redirectedFrom=fulltext
The NCME Presidential Task Force on the Role of Educational Measurement in the Protection and Advancement of Civil Rights wants your comments https://ncme.org/ncme-presidential-task-force-public-commentary-phase/
Rich student exceptionality skews to gifted, those from low income families skew sped https://edworkingpapers.com/ai26-1375
Slow pace of pandemic recovery https://www.the74million.org/article/national-state-data-point-to-slow-pace-of-pandemic-recovery/?utm_source=wwr.whiteboardadvisors.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=what-we-re-reading-tuesday-march-10-2026&_bhlid=81e8f112bf7a3711fe20de97e11ddfae5fe9f5a0
And even those not in school in 2020 are impacted https://www.k12dive.com/news/pandemic-era-infants-toddlers-exhibiting-elementary-learning-lag/814237/?utm_source=wwr.whiteboardadvisors.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=what-we-re-reading-tuesday-march-10-2026&_bhlid=f3c55f54b605725110c127121e7e04e01e164581
1 in 5 teachers struggle financially (lower than common beliefs) https://news.gallup.com/poll/702599/one-five-teachers-struggle-financially.aspx
Test based grade retention https://livehandbook.org/k-12-education/standards-and-accountability/test-based-grade-retention/
Rethinking flipped classrooms
New approach to school safety in Chicago https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/co-designing-new-approaches-to-school-safety
Idaho and 'Bamas test waivers https://schooledbymikepetrilli.substack.com/p/should-the-feds-reject-idahos-and
Data breaches are the new normal
The Kindergarten early development survey https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/657b4156a00cf027929f4395/698cb29a929688a88176b713_KIDS%20Report%20Reduced%20Size%202.5.26.pdf
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