February 2023 – Visual-Detroit

Data Visualization from the Motor City

EducationFebruary 14, 2023February 14, 2023

Lockdowns and Education Outcomes, Part 3

In my first two posts on this topic, the focus was on the negative outcomes inflicted by largely unnecessary school lockdowns in Michigan. We showed the impact on 4th grade test outcomes – roughly the loss of a half-grade ofContinue readingLockdowns and Education Outcomes, Part 3

Detroit, EducationFebruary 12, 2023February 12, 2023

Lockdowns and Education Outcomes, Part 2

In my previous post on the damage inflicted on the learning trajectories of Michigan 4th graders the focus was on changes between 2019 (pre-lockdown) and 2022 (post-lockdown). We saw the highly discouraging shift in scores between the two periods, withContinue readingLockdowns and Education Outcomes, Part 2

EducationFebruary 4, 2023February 4, 2023

Lockdowns and Education Outcomes, Part 1

One of the more interesting data sets I have viewed over the last several years comes from the Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford University, previously known as CEPA. The data sets I will use for this series of posts comeContinue readingLockdowns and Education Outcomes, Part 1