Analysis: Focus on Grade-Level Standards or Meet Students Where They Are? How an Unintentional Experiment Guided a Strategy for Addressing Learning Loss

The 74 Million – Joel Rose

“Should schools stay focused on teaching all students the standards that correspond to their enrolled grade levels while trying to address critical learning gaps as best as they can? Or should schools systematically address individual students’ unfinished learning from prior years so they can ultimately catch back up — even if that means spending meaningful time teaching below-grade skills?” (more)