Research on Education Strategies to
Advance Recovery and Turnaround

Expanded Learning Opportunities
The vital role of community partners in urban district recovery efforts

Akisha Osei Sarfo, Ph.D. is the Director of Research for the Council of Great City Schools. Founded in 1956, the Council brings together 78 of the nation’s largest urban public school systems in a coalition dedicated to the improvement of education for children in the inner cities. Dr. Sarfo leads the Council’s research work, facilitating the collaboration between district research departments while also spearheading the production of novel research, resources, and data tools for use by member districts.

Using ESSER Funding To Re-Engage Students
This brief provides an overview of how Hampden Public Schools used ESSER funding to fund summer enrichment programs.
New England Profiles of Innovation | Great Oaks Charter School Bridgeport
This report provides an overview of the strategies used at Great Oaks Charter School Bridgeport to support learning recovery.
Summer 2021 School Extension Programs - High School Impacts Brief
This brief focuses on the impacts of Summer 2021 school extension programs on students who were enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in the 2020-21 academic year and remained enrolled in North Carolina public high schools in the 2021-22 academic year.
Summer 2021 School Extension Programs - Elementary and Middle School Impacts Brief
This brief focuses on North Carolina's summer school extension program.
Teachers and tutors together: Reimagining literacy instruction in Oakland
This report presents findings from an in-depth look at early literacy tutoring in Oakland Unified School District.
The Promise of Tutoring for PreK–12 Learning: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Experimental Evidence
This article presents results from a systematic review and meta-analysis of tutoring field experiments.
Virtual Tutoring Use and Student Achievement Growth
This report analyzes evidence on the usage of an online tutoring platform and the relationship between usage and student achievement growth.
School Pulse Panel: Responses to the Pandemic and Efforts Toward Recovery
The School Pulse Panel (SPP) is a monthly data collection of vital information in public education. Beginning in the 2023–24 school year, SPP is expanding to collect data on a range of topics that have relevance for federal policymakers, stakeholders within the U.S. Department of Education, public school leaders across the country, and the general public.
The Effects of Virtual Tutoring on Young Readers: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial
This report provides the results of a randomized controlled trial of a virtual early literacy tutoring program.