Topic: COVID-19

In response to questions and concerns about COVID-19 from state leadership within Region 7, a series of annotated bibliographies was created to inform stakeholders about the potential impact of increased out-of-school time and possible strategies to mitigate harm to...

For district and school leaders, identifying strategies to best support secondary-level English learners and their families through distance learning can be challenging. This seven-page resource brief outlines evidence-based solutions for meeting these needs by describing leadership roles and responsibilities...

This is a companion resource for two previously released documents: Considerations for Reopening Mississippi Schools and Considerations for Coherent and Equitable Instructional Systems. This document provides guidance for gathering information from parents and other stakeholders, as well as action...

This guidance document provides State Education Agency and Local Education Agency staff as well as education stakeholders with a set of priority issues to address for school reopening in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. This guidance, updated every...

This framework for planning with vetted resources can support states and districts as they plan for Summer 2021....

This April 2021 brief from Education Commission of the States provides a summary of known efforts to address interrupted instruction and learning. The brief includes links to proposed bills that would support intensive tutoring, increasing instructional time, and assessing...

This guide from the REL Southeast is designed to support the design and implementation of summer reading camp programs for third-grade students who scored low on the state reading assessment. It provides guiding questions designed to improve instruction and...

This brief from EdResearch for Recovery describes school-level practices shown by research to address student learning loss. Topics include high-dosage directly tied to classroom content, extended learning time interventions, and systems to monitor early student warning signs paired with...

This brief contains research-based design decisions for implementing effective, high-dosage tutoring. Topics addressed include frequency of intervention, group size, personnel, and curriculum....

This brief offers strategies for adapting educator evaluation and support system policies and practices to support virtual learning....