Overview
The School Pulse Panel (SPP) is a monthly data collection of vital information in public education. SPP began as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic and served as a primary source of information regarding public schools' response to the pandemic. 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.
Among all public schools in May 2024…
of public schools agree that the COVID-19 pandemic and its lingering effects continue to negatively impact the socioemotional development of students.
of public schools reported that lack of focus or inattention from students had a "moderate" or "severe" negative impact on learning at their school this year.
of public schools that offered high-dosage tutoring reported that the programs were "very" or "extremely" effective in improving student outcomes during this school year.
of public schools that did not offer high-dosage tutoring programs reported that finding staff to support it was a reason why it was not implemented.
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Topics Surveyed
- Topic
- Data Collections
- ABSENTEEISM
- May 2022 and November 2023
- AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
- September 2022 and September 2023
- COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS
- January 2024
- COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
- August 2022 and August 2023
- FOOD SERVICES
- March 2022, October 2022, and November 2023
- LEARNING MODES
- January–June 2022 and September–December 2022
- LEARNING RECOVERY
- June 2022, December 2022, October 2023, and December 2023
- MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
- April 2022 and March 2024
- MITIGATION STRATEGIES
- February, March, and June 2022
- QUARANTINE
- January–June 2022 and September–December 2022
- SCHOOL-BASED CONCERNS
- March 2022, January 2024, and February 2024
- SCHOOL CRIME, PREPAREDNESS, AND SAFETY PROCEDURES
- November 2022, January 2024, and April 2024
- SCHOOL FACILITIES
- December 2023
- SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS
- November 2023
- SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS
- February 2024
- STAFF HIRING
- August 2022 and August 2023
- STAFF VACANCIES
- January 2022, June 2022, October 2022, October 2023, December 2023, and March 2024
- STATE ASSESSMENT PERCEPTIONS
- February 2024
- STUDENT BEHAVIOR
- May 2022 and May 2024
- SUMMER PROGRAMS
- June and September 2022, and September 2023
- SUPPLY CHAINS
- October 2022 and November 2023
- TECHNOLOGY
- August 2022 and August 2023
- TRANSPORTATION
- April 2024
- TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES
- March 2024
- TUTORING
- December 2022, October 2023, and May 2024
- WORLD AND DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAMS
- January 2024
Related data collections from 2021 to 2022
2021–22 NAEP Preassessment Data
Learn more about in-person full-time, in-person part-time, or remote full-time student attendance, masking and social distancing policies in fourth- and eighth-grade public schools in the nation and states from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) pre-assessment activities.
September 2021 School Pulse Panel
This initial data collection for the School Pulse Panel collected information related to learning mode, COVID-19 mitigation strategies, extra programs and activities, plans for instruction in 2020–21, technology support provided, and staffing concerns and challenges.
Summer 2021 School Pulse Panel
While recruiting participating schools, this data collection in the summer of 2021 for the School Pulse Panel asked schools to indicate information related to learning mode in 2019–20, school scheduling, summer school programs, and plans for the 2020–21 school year.
Spring 2021 Monthly School Survey
The NAEP Monthly School Survey provides insights into learning opportunities offered by schools during the Spring of 2021. The survey collected data five times, once a month from February through June of 2021, and the dashboard provides national results as well as results for participating states and large urban districts.