Student Achievement
Education news, analysis, and opinion about efforts to improve or track student performance on a large scale.
Student Achievement What the Research Says Next NAEP to Take Deeper Look at Poverty's Connection to Students' AchievementResearchers say the new measure could yield a more accurate reading of how family income affects students' test scores.
Student Achievement Opinion Traditional Grading May Not Be as Straightforward as It SeemsIt can demotivate students, reflect inaccurate learning, and be biased against slower learners, argues an equitable grading advocate.
Student Achievement Opinion Chronic Absenteeism Could Be the Biggest Problem Facing Schools Right NowIf we are serious about overcoming learning loss, chronic absenteeism should be our first priority.
Student Achievement Leader To Learn From An Unorthodox Plan to Pay Students to Write Curriculum Is Raising AchievementFor Kate Maxlow, the director of curriculum in Hampton City, Va., engaging students and improving academic achievement go hand in hand.
Student Achievement Q&A Learning Recovery Efforts Worked. New Data Show Why States Must Not Let UpStudent learning recovered in record numbers, but improvements were uneven鈥攁nd exacerbated some longstanding academic gaps.
Student Achievement To Settle a Lawsuit, California Will Shift $2 Billion to Students Hurt by Pandemic ShutdownsThe settlement in the class-action lawsuit presses districts to provide evidence-based support to help students get back on track.
Student Achievement Opinion What Many Advocates鈥攁nd Critics鈥擥et Wrong About 'Equitable Grading'Traditional grading encompasses more than academic performance. Is that what we want?
Student Achievement What the Research Says What's the Secret to a Long, Healthy Life? Staying in School, a Study FindsA 59-country analysis finds that every year of schooling extends your life.Student Achievement Quiz Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Connecting Schools & Communities?Answer 7 questions about the whole child approach of connecting schools and communities.Student Achievement Quiz Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Strategies for Personalized Intervention?Answer 7 questions about personalized intervention.
Student Achievement What the Research Says Students Are Regaining Academic Ground鈥擡xcept in MathSchools report fewer students below grade level in most core subjects, federal data show.
Student Achievement What the Research Says How Absenteeism, Math Anxiety, and Other Factors Shaped the Troubling Results From PISADire results on the Program for International Student Assessment should start conversations. Here's how.
Student Achievement From Our Research Center Who's the Real Audience for A-F and Numeric Grades? Hint: It's Not the StudentsTraditional grading systems help parents鈥攁s well as colleges and universities鈥攇et a sense of how students are doing, educators say.
Student Achievement What the Research Says U.S. Teenagers Decline in Global Test of Math, But Hold Steady in Reading, ScienceThe Program for International Student Assessment shows U.S. students lost less ground than their global peers during the pandemic.
Student Achievement Opinion Who Better to Serve as Tutors Than Teachers? Here's One Way It's Being DoneAs schools struggle to address learning loss, absenteeism, and staffing, outside organizations are working to fill in.
