Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Local Control Is Part of the Problem, a New Book About Education Contends
Louisiana, Rhode Island point path toward quality, Polikoff says
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Testing, SpaceX, and the Quest for Consensus
A hoped-for revolution in assessment confronts practical obstacles
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Yes, Learning Standards Are Arbitrary. Yes, Learning Loss Is Real.
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Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Tennessee Meets Pandemic with Summer Learning Camps, Phonics, Testing
Covid education package emerges from special legislative session
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Five Intuitions to Guide Assessment in 2021 and After
Parental choice is a form of accountability, too.
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Covid and Student Achievement: Early Evidence from Ohio’s Fall Tests
The decline equates to about one third of a year’s worth of learning, and it was worse among students whose districts started the year with fully remote instruction.
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Pandemic Offers Opportunity to Reduce Standardized Testing
Start by ending the practice of giving annual tests to all kids in most grades
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Reading Suffered Less Than Expected During Pandemic, New Fall 2020 Student Data Show
Math scores did dip, though missing data make conclusions hard to draw
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Treat NAEP as a Reality Check, Not an Advocacy Exercise
Recent efforts to overhaul NAEP's reading framework are deeply troubling.
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Combination of Limited College Admission Testing and “Test-Optional” Policies Set off a Scramble
The Covid-era mix is shaping up as a worst-case scenario from an equity perspective.
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