Standards, Testing, and Accountability
San Francisco’s Detracking Experiment
Course enrollments are a means to an end—student learning—not an end unto themselves.
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
What Does the Future Hold for School Accountability?
Those who embrace the value of testing are no longer sure how to make their case.
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
States: Don’t Give Up on Measuring Student Growth for 2022 Accountability
States lacking valid baseline test data from 2021 could go back to 2019 for their baselines, measuring cumulative growth across three years.
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
What the Digital SAT Will Mean for Students and Educators
"Easier to take, easier to give, and more relevant," a College Board vice president says.
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Testing Backlash Could Hurt American Global Competitiveness
As U.S. college admissions go test-optional and K-12 standardized testing comes under pressure, China and India loom
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Declining NAEP Scores Are Flashing Red Lights for the Covid Generation
My claim that the Great Recession was to blame for lower test scores was met with mockery. Here's the case.
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Making Sure School Performance Measures Provide the Right Diagnosis to Improve Student Outcomes
"How are the students doing?" is a different question from "What does the school contribute?"
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Blinding Ourselves to America’s Achievement Woes
Even AP students now seek out "easy" subjects, such as "human geography."
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