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Hispanic-Serving Institutions Data: 2018-2019

The State of Preschool 2019

This report, based on data from the 2018-2019 academic year, shows just 34 percent of 4-year-olds and almost 6 percent of 3-year-olds were enrolled in state-funded preschool, little change over the last few years. State spending per child was flat since last year after adjusting for inflation. However, seven states made policy changes to gain an additional benchmark for minimum quality standards.

The COVID-19 slide: What summer learning loss can tell us about the potential impact of school closures on student academic achievement

This report provides preliminary estimates of the potential impacts of the extended pause of academic instruction during the coronavirus crisis by leveraging research on summer loss. Projections suggest major academic impacts from COVID closures for students, especially in mathematics.

The Coronavirus Pandemic and K-12 Education Funding

In this report, using data from multiple sources, we describe the effects of previous recessions, particularly the Great Recession, on K-12 education finance, as well as the federal, state, and local policies and trends that mediated—for better or worse—the impact of these downturns on public school budgets. We then use these lessons to offer recommendations for short- and long-term responses to our current crisis.

The Common Core Debacle: Results from 2019 NAEP and Other Sources

This report from the Pioneer Institute analyzes data from NAEP to assess the effectivity of Common Core curriculum. Breaking with decades of slow improvement, U.S. reading and math scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and other assessments have seen historic declines since most states implemented national Common Core English and math curriculum standards six years ago, according to a new study published by Pioneer Institute.

The Big Test: The Future of Statewide Standardized Testing

Standardized testing has been a cornerstone of school reform for two decades. But a bipartisan backlash against testing in recent years and the suspension of statewide testing in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic have left the future of state assessments in question. The report examines the evolution of the testing backlash, the current landscape, and how state testing systems must change to survive.