Standards, Testing, and Accountability
PISA: Mission Failure
With so much evidence from student testing, why do education systems continue to struggle?
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
The “Urgency” Issue
What some see as a key ingredient in educational improvement has come under attack.
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Busting the Myths About Year-Round School Calendars
“Balanced” calendars have no academic benefit
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What I Learned Leading America’s First Public School
A culture of urgency, grounded in love, is essential, at “high-performing” and “underperforming” schools alike. And try to find a way to refill your cup.
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Low Scorers Were Declining and Higher Scorers Improving, Even Before the Pandemic, Federal Test Data Show
Bottom quarter on national test include many with parents who graduated college.
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Progress Is Possible
A longer-term look defies conventional narratives of an education system in decline
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
“It Felt Like Guerrilla Warfare”
Student achievement levels in the Nation’s Report Card: a brief history of “basic,” “proficient,” and “advanced”
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
End the Birthday Bias
Age allowances in high-stakes tests are a proven boost for fairness
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
The Bigger Picture of Charter School Results
A National Analysis of System-Level Effects on Test Scores and Graduation Rates
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
In Omicron’s Wake
More options may help in repairing the pandemic's harm to children.
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The Stubborn Myth of “Learning Styles”
State teacher-license prep materials peddle a debunked theory
To Teach Better Writing, Don’t Ban Artificial Intelligence. Instead, Embrace it.
By inviting ChatGPT into the classroom instead of locking it out, schools can push students toward independent thinking in a way that doesn’t signal mistrust.
How Family Background Influences Student Achievement
Can schools narrow the gap?
Take Away Their Cellphones
… So we can rewire schools for belonging and achievement
Don’t Ruin College by Making It Free
Threats to quality and innovation outweigh benefit of increased access.
