Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Are There Schools of Choice That Hurt Test Scores but Not Long-Term Outcomes?
We know that a handful of school choice programs as a whole worsened achievement but improved graduation rates. What we don’t know is whether there was a similar mismatch at the school level.
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Could the Disappointing 2017 NAEP Scores Be Due to the Great Recession?
There is considerable evidence that this year’s flat scores may have been caused by events that happened almost a decade ago.
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Low-Performing Students No Longer Making Gains on NAEP
The gains in test performance in the early 2000s were driven by particularly strong gains for the lowest performing students.
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Latest NAEP Results: Obama Administration Fails U. S. Students
Student gains registered over the Obama years were trivial at best, far short of those accomplished during what must now be referred to as the halcyon days of the George W. Bush Administration.
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
What to Watch For When the NAEP Results Are Released Next Week
Will the flat national trends continue? Did the switch to tablet-based assessments have an impact on the scores? What's the story in D.C, Indiana, Miami, Chicago, and California?
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
What Standards Should Students Meet to Graduate from High School?
Twenty three education policy wonks (or teams of wonks) answered this question as part of Fordham's 2018 Wonkathon
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Which States Are on a Hot Streak Coming Into the 2017 NAEP Release?
The District of Columbia, Indiana, and Tennessee clearly have momentum going into the 2017 NAEP release, with the broadest gains in both subjects and grade levels
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
ACT/SAT for All: A Cheap, Effective Way to Narrow Income Gaps in College
A universal test opens the door to more effective, targeted efforts to draw talented, disadvantaged students into college.
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Why We Need State-by-State NAEP Scores for 12th Graders
Participating states would be given a valid and reliable metric for how many of their students are truly college-ready at the end of high school.
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Are We Committed to Raising School Standards?
Here are some recent signs of the deep ambivalence we have toward the steps that would actually have to be taken to transform our education outcomes.
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