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Ideas & research from our thought leaders on PreK-12 education recovery efforts in the wake of the pandemic
North Carolina School Extension Programs
The Definition of Success for Summer School Programs in a Post-COVID and Post-ESSER World
5 min
![High schoolers work together to assemble a circuit kit in the school’s makerspace.](/sites/default/files/styles/466x250/public/2024-07/americaned_capcity_009.jpg?h=dd9cdf43&itok=2mcig-Vh)
North Carolina School Extension Programs
The Definition of Success for Summer School Programs in a Post-COVID and Post-ESSER World
5 min
![students holding books on the playground](/sites/default/files/styles/466x250/public/2024-04/AMERICANED_UCLACOMM_039small_0.jpg?h=d3ea886c&itok=eFRCT8W9)
Chicago Skyline Early Literacy
Student engagement in the primary grades during and after the pandemic
8 min read
![Teacher standing in front of her class. Photo by Allison Shelley for EDUimages](/sites/default/files/styles/466x250/public/2024-03/AMERICANED_UCLACOMM_055.jpg?h=c5d87c4f&itok=K90oqHe_)
Illinois Learning Renewal - SEL
Social Emotional Well-Being and Recovery through the Lens of Schools and Districts
5 min read
![school bus on a country road](/sites/default/files/styles/466x250/public/2024-01/iStock-154237049.jpg?itok=ns7LwgBr)
California Expanded Learning Opportunities
Uneven Recovery Between Urban and Rural Districts
6 min read
![faculty meeting](/sites/default/files/styles/466x250/public/2023-11/AMERICANED_UCLACOMM_062.jpg?h=fbbc739a&itok=RO-S6rCs)
North Carolina School Extension Programs
Meaning and Measurement: Studying Implementation to Understand Impact for State Sponsored Programs
7 min read
![Teachers working together to problem solve](/sites/default/files/styles/466x250/public/2023-10/jason-goodman-Oalh2MojUuk-unsplash.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=wwgHoGTF)
Metro Atlanta Recovery and Acceleration
Beyond Graphs and Numbers: Education Policy Impact in Atlanta
6 min read
![preschool students being read to by a teacher](/sites/default/files/styles/466x250/public/2023-09/AMERICANED_CAPCITY_085.jpg?h=4213e3d6&itok=pwHWQXAd)
Chicago Skyline Early Literacy
Regaining progress towards educational equity for the youngest learners in Chicago
5 min read
![students working together at a table with the word kindness written on the board behind them](/sites/default/files/styles/466x250/public/2023-08/AMERICANED_CAPCITY_138.jpg?h=dd9cdf43&itok=6du6EnC9)
Illinois Learning Renewal - SEL
Betting on Social and Emotional Learning: Why Illinois’ biggest pandemic recovery investment is in social and emotional learning
4 min read
![Students sitting in front of a teacher](/sites/default/files/styles/466x250/public/2023-07/AMERICANED_UCLACOMM_023%20%281%29_wide.jpg?h=2fa3b2ce&itok=HYl6OAeh)
Recovery Needs and Activities - Scan and Synthesis
The $190 billion question: How is public education recovering from the pandemic?
5 min read
![students listening](/sites/default/files/styles/466x250/public/2023-04/americaned_capcity_123.jpg?h=dd9cdf43&itok=LwCG-68_)
California Expanded Learning Opportunities
Working with rural schools on education research
5 min read