In time for latest NAEP scores, a new Education Policy and Research Initiative will include NSSA, GenAI, and more
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Welcome to 2025!
We made it to the new year! We hope you are feeling energized to take on new challenges to support more students, and we are ready and willing to help you in every way that we can.
What’s new: SCALE Initiative – a new education policy and research initiative at Stanford, which includes a new project on generative AI in education.
Why it matters: Recent NAEP scores highlight the urgent need for new ideas, new innovation, and new opportunities in education. But be prepared to pay attention to the bright spots, which is where some of those ideas and innovations will lie.
Here’s to starting 2025 with inspiration for a strong path forward for all of our students. NSSA is excited to be part of your journey with new resources and initiatives.
Warm regards,
Susanna Loeb
Introducing the SCALE Initiative at Stanford University
Yesterday, we officially launched the SCALE Initiative at Stanford University , a new initiative of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning , which will include NSSA as one of its projects.
SCALE, led by Professor Susanna Loeb, is dedicated to bridging the gap between education research and real-world decision-making, helping education leaders implement proven solutions to improve student outcomes and equity. This will entail 1) conducting rigorous research, 2) developing evidence-based tools, and 3) engaging with the field to support and scale promising solutions in critical issues across K-12 education.
This initiative will use research, partnerships, mentorship, and engagement to advance the following projects:
News
Articles on High-Impact Tutoring
Why Are Reading Scores Still Falling on the Nation’s Report Card? ( Education Week , Sarah Schwartz )
All Struggling Students Deserve Tutoring — Like My Daughter Gets from Her Dad ( The 74 Media , Alina Adams)
How Effective is Tutoring in The United States? 4 Essential Reads ( The Conversation U.S. , Jusneel Mahal )
State and Local Updates
Mayor Bowser (DC) and OSSE Announce $7 Million Investment in High-Impact Tutoring to Support DC Students ( Office of the City Administrator Executive Office of the Mayor , DC Mayor's Office of Talent and Appointments )
In Maryland, a Multimillion-Dollar Push to Scale Up High Dosage Math Tutoring ( The 74 Media , Marianna McMurdock )
Healey (Massachusetts) proposes $50 million in early literacy funding in new budget ( Boston Globe Media , Mandy McLaren )
Montclair Public Schools (New Jersey) Hiring for New Tutoring Program for Grades 3-6 ( Montclair Local Nonprofit News )
Education issues to watch in 2025 (North Carolina): Tutoring, teacher pay, and vouchers ( News & Record , Camdyn Bruce)
Tutoring Program in Oakland, Calif. Recruits Parents and Neighbors to Teach Math ( The 74 Media , Kate Rix )
Birmingham City Schools (Alabama) seeing results from ‘high dosage tutoring’ ( WBRC 6 News , Sarah Verser)
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