Those early differences can have critical implications for whether students ultimately reach proficiency by third grade — a critical academic benchmark closely tied to long-term educational success.

Kindergartners who started school scoring in the bottom 20% had only a 1 in 10 chance of reading proficiency by 3rd grade.

Assessment provider NWEA is introducing a new solution to give educators more data on students' English Language arts (ELA) and mathematics proficiency throughout the school year. The adaptive, ...

Just 1 in 10 kindergarteners in the bottom fifth of their class reach proficiency by third grade, a new analysis finds.

BOSTON, Mass. – Aug. 18, 2022 – Fifty-six percent of U.S. public schools are using high-dosage tutoring to support learning recovery, thanks to funding from the American Rescue Plan. But is it working ...

Portland, OR – NWEA, a not-for-profit, research and educational services organization serving K-12 students, today announced progress it has made toward creating an accessible and equitable math ...

Summer vacation is here, and while fun is on the agenda, keeping up with academic skills may not be. This means many students return to school in the fall at a slightly lower academic level than they ...

Study of 5 million students finds wide differences in recovery patterns, with just one in seven schools recovered in both subjects BOSTON, Feb. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- NWEA, a K-12 assessment and ...

Houston Independent School District elementary and middle school students in New Education System campuses saw slightly more growth in math and reading than students at non-NES campuses, according to ...

PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NWEA, a not-for-profit, research and educational services organization serving K-12 students, today announced progress it has made towards creating an ...