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Down in the dumps: 'Learning recession' started in 2013
Reading and math achievement was improving, until 2013. Then it started to slide, even more the pandemic.

Joanne Jacobs
May 142 min read


Data-loving district sees big learning gains: Is there too much testing?
Math and reading scores are way up in a high-poverty California district, but some teachers say there's too much testing.

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 18, 20253 min read


How 'Bama got better in math: Crunching numbers, coaching teachers pays off
Fourth-grade math scores are way up in a rural Alabama county that's turned to data analysis and coaching to improve learning.

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 18, 20252 min read
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