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Puerto Rico Education Department outlines recovery plan and data tools for special-education students after the pandemic

Senate · January 25, 2024
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The Department of Education detailed an academic recovery plan focused on data systems, intervention programs and contingency guides; officials cited modest gains in MetaPR results but acknowledged limits of the measures and ongoing monitoring needs.

The Puerto Rico Department of Education on Jan. 25 presented its academic recovery plan for students in the special-education program, telling a Senate special monitoring commission that it has deployed data dashboards, student and teacher profiles and targeted intervention programs to address pandemic-driven learning gaps.

Department presenters described six areas of focus: improving data quality and regional dashboards; accelerating learning through summer and remediation programs such as RAE and a "proyecto de leer" adapted for students with visual impairments; strengthening socioemotional and health supports; expanding professional development for teachers; enhancing family integration…

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