Standards, Testing, and Accountability
Wisconsin’s Act 10, Flexible Pay, and the Impact on Teacher Labor Markets
Student test scores rise in flexible-pay districts. So does a gender gap for teacher compensation.
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
Standards, Testing, and Accountability
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
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The Education Exchange: High School Grade Inflation “Really Dramatically Increased,” ACT Researcher Finds
"A potential unintended consequence of the test-optional movement"
Choice Reconsidered
Rethink school choice to avoid either-or thinking and instead ask how expanding options might help meet the needs of students and families and empower educators.
Putting Teachers on the Ballot
Raises for teachers, fewer charters when educators join the school board
Stanford Summer Math Camp Defense Doesn’t Add Up, Either
Flawed, non-causal research that the proposed California framework embraces
The Stubborn Myth of “Learning Styles”
State teacher-license prep materials peddle a debunked theory
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The Education Exchange: High School Grade Inflation “Really Dramatically Increased,” ACT Researcher Finds
"A potential unintended consequence of the test-optional movement"
Choice Reconsidered
Rethink school choice to avoid either-or thinking and instead ask how expanding options might help meet the needs of students and families and empower educators.
Putting Teachers on the Ballot
Raises for teachers, fewer charters when educators join the school board
Stanford Summer Math Camp Defense Doesn’t Add Up, Either
Flawed, non-causal research that the proposed California framework embraces
The Stubborn Myth of “Learning Styles”
State teacher-license prep materials peddle a debunked theory
