Robert Slavin Ph.D.

Co-Founder of Success for All, Director of Hopkins Center for Research & Reform in Education, ed research & reform blogger (RTs & follows are not endorsements)

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It is with deep sadness that I must inform you that Robert Slavin passed away suddenly Saturday evening. Bob was committed to changing the face of education, and did so with intelligence, heart, and humor. We have lost a great friend and visionary whose impact will continue.

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Today, my colleagues & I are launching https://t.co/F5tN2wXkX5. The purpose of this website is to help make certain that the opportunities made available by the American Rescue Plan and other funding actually have their intended impact on the school success of America’s children.

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Lessons for educational research from the COVID-19 vaccines: https://t.co/X5Jv7xOdIE

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Bob shares a tutoring experience where kids grade levels behind in reading learned to read, suggesting that they always could have learned to read under the right circumstances https://t.co/peLWsSGOzW

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Make certain that every single child in America who needs it gets enough tutoring to be proficient in phonics: https://t.co/2b1WVhnlLO

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14 proven tutoring programs for reading and math have formed a coalition, which we call https://t.co/Es0BXrUpXm, to make the case for proven tutoring programs, and then provide schools, districts, and states a choice of proven programs. https://t.co/GdQwzYcOuq

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Another way to understand effect sizes, in today's blog: https://t.co/dR0YA7sakX

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The damage Covid has done will have long-lasting impacts, and even if schools use proven tutoring methods to help the students at the greatest risk, it is also important to build for the long haul for all students, using proven programs of all kinds. https://t.co/06e2UYktCy

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The best instructional use of summer may be to provide one-to-one or small-group tutoring to struggling students.: https://t.co/qy1qrnRFCT

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Research in education should focus on urgent practical solutions that could have a significant impact within the next year or two on students who are far below grade level in essential skills because of Covid school closures, or for other reasons. https://t.co/IxLUparkun

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Could after school or summer school programs work better if we took into account the evidence on why they usually fail? https://t.co/bpI606n54B

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The Learning Recovery Act can avoid the errors made using Supplemental Education Services years ago by providing tutoring during the school day using programs proven to be effective in rigorous research: https://t.co/5OKCkyI7Af

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After-school and summer-school efforts have not had much impact on reading or math learning in studies done before Covid, and are not likely to have much impact now. Discussed at https://t.co/QdGuDBfpGd

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I was delighted to see the relief bill before Congress provide $130 billion to help schools re-open safely, and to fund efforts to remedy learning losses. Highlight tutoring among post-Covid solutions: https://t.co/hli4AsH2AL

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We have a long, long way to go to get back to normal, especially with disadvantaged students. I discuss several things that would greatly transform education for disadvantaged students. https://t.co/XLWrSqQ380

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Tutoring could change everything: https://t.co/mowRKrB4yw

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Is a National Tutoring Corps affordable? Moreso than previously thought: https://t.co/o21ETR6b5J

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How to ensure that large-scale tutoring does not fail: https://t.co/Ktn3VyqzpS

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The Details Matter. That’s Why Proven Tutoring Programs Work Better than General Guidelines.

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In Meta-Analyses, Weak Inclusion Standards Lead to Misleading Conclusions. Here’s Proof: https://t.co/od4xEtIQma