Category Archives: Harmonized Learning Outcomes

Investing in Education (News and Research 305) Is More Always Better? The Role of Increased Parental Involvement in Children’s Learning | The closure of schools during the Covid-19 pandemic offered a window of both challenges and opportunities for parents to take on pedagogical roles in supporting their children’s learning process. There are several ways inContinue reading “Investing in Education”

Schooling in Ukraine (News and Research 304) The race is on across Ukraine to build new bunkers. Not for soldiers on the front lines, but students in schools | The new school year is a day of celebration in Ukraine, where children dress up and give bouquets of flowers to their teachers. But Russia’s invasion hasContinue reading “Schooling in Ukraine”

Learning Loss and Learning Recovery (News and Research 303) Learning loss and learning recovery | In 2020, most countries closed schools. Two years after the pandemic began, the evidence strongly indicates that school closures result in learning loss. A decrease in learning could decrease future employment prospects and lower future earnings. This means that schoolingContinue reading “Learning Loss and Learning Recovery”

Learning Loss During the Pandemic (News and Research 300) Learning Loss During the Pandemic | A few months ago, I ran across a comment from a K-12 educator talking about students who had fallen behind during the pandemic. I can’t seem to track down the comment, but it was quite positive and gung-ho, claiming thatContinue reading “Learning Loss During the Pandemic”

Learning Recovery (News and Research 299) How can districts measure learning loss recovery costs? The calculator.  A great new tool from Georgetown University. The pandemic-induced learning loss varies for numerous reasons, including how long a school operated in remote mode as well as student or school characteristics. The Calculator can help districts answer this importantContinue reading “Learning Recovery”

COVID-19 Learning Loss: A Global Disaster (News and Research 298) Covid learning loss has been a global disaster | A paper published in May by analysts at the World Bank, Harvard and the Brookings Institution looks at 35 studies of learning loss from 20 mostly rich countries. It finds that the average loss across theseContinue reading “COVID-19 Learning Loss: A Global Disaster”

Impact of the War in Ukraine (News and Research 297) Education: Impact of the War in Ukraine | This brief presents the prospects for sustaining enrollment of Ukrainian students in educational services and addressing accumulating learning losses. Learning Loss in Central Asia|Countries around the world will lose up to $17 trillion in current students’ lifetimeContinue reading “Impact of the War in Ukraine”

Massive Impacts of Standardizing Education (News and Research 295) Massive impacts of standardizing education | Before the COVID pandemic, more than half of children in low- and middle-income countries suffered from learning poverty: they either were out of school or failed to learn to read with comprehension by age 10. Previous research has shown thatContinue reading “Massive Impacts of Standardizing Education”