Changes in academic achievement in Pittsburgh Public Schools during remote instruction in the COVID-19 pandemic

After shifting to remote learning in 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pittsburgh Public Schools sought assistance in analyzing how student achievement changed during the pandemic and how the change varied based on students' demographic characteristics. The district was also eager to understand how students' access and use online learning applications and how this varies across students, teachers, and schools. The REL helped analyze remote learning data to help school leaders and teachers assess which student groups and schools are struggling with accessing and using online learning applications and enable the district to target interventions to assist them.