Standards, Testing, and Accountability
The Costs of Canceling Darwin
Fewer scientists, more skepticism of science in states that limit evolution instruction
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
High-School Exit Exams Are Tough on Crime
Fewer arrests where diplomas require a test
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Testing College Readiness
Massachusetts compares the validity of two standardized tests
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
When Does Accountability Work?
Texas system had mixed effects on college graduation rates and future earnings
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Choosing the Right Growth Measure
Methods should compare similar schools and teachers
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Poor Results for High Achievers
New evidence on the impact of gifted and talented programs
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
High Stakes in Chicago
Are Chicago’s rising test scores genuine?
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
To Catch a Cheat
The pressures of accountability may encourage school personnel to doctor the results from high-stakes tests. Here’s how to stop them.
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Learning to Earn
How higher standards affect graduation and employment
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“How’d You Do It?” Mississippi’s Superintendent of Education Explains State’s Learning Gains
“Data and accountability will drive the behaviors that you want to see,” Carey Wright says in exit interview
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State teacher-license prep materials peddle a debunked theory
The Top 20 Education Next Articles of 2021
The pandemic and race dominate the discussion—for a second year.
How Family Background Influences Student Achievement
Can schools narrow the gap?
In Carson v. Makin, Justices Prolong Death of Blaine Amendments, but Don’t Quite Finish the Job
Supreme Court majority rules that Maine can’t exclude religious schools from tuitioning program
