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COVID-19 and student learning in the United States: The hurt could last a lifetime

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School shutdowns caused by COVID-19 could exacerbate existing achievement gaps.  The authors suggest that these concerning projections are not inevitable.  They provide a call to action to address the current difficulties resulting from school closures due to the pandemic.

COVID-19 and student learning in the United States: The hurt could last a lifetime

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State Performance Plan Technical Assistance Project (SPP-TAP)

Funded by the California Department of Education (CDE) through a contract to the Napa County Office of Education (NCOE), the overall purpose of the project is to provide a system of technical assistance for local educational agencies (LEAs) working to address performance and compliance problems relating to disproportionality and significant disproportionality.

The SPP-TAP provides technical assistance consisting of training, coaching, information dissemination, and referrals of best practices. Services include: sustaining a cadre of expert technical assistance facilitators; designing and facilitating a community of practice; and developing and providing regional workshops.

Disproportionality

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 2004) requires states and local education agencies (LEAs) to take steps to address disproportionate representation.

Disproportionality refers to the “overrepresentation” of a particular racial or ethnic group in one of four areas:

  1. special education in general;
  2. special education within a specific disability category;
  3. disciplinary action; or
  4. more restrictive environments.

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California Department of Education, Special Education Division's special project, State Performance Plan Technical Assistance Project (SPP-TAP) is funded through a contract with the Napa County Office of Education. SPP-TAP is funded from federal funds, (State Grants #H027A080116) provided from the U.S. Department of Education Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the position of the U.S. Department of Education.