Program Evaluation
Assessment
PARCC Scores Lower for Students Who Took Exams on Computers
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers acknowledged the discrepancies in scores between its paper and computer exams in response to questions from °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳.
College & Workforce Readiness
Passing Score Lowered on New GED Exam
If all states decide to go along with the lower cutoff score, an estimated 25,000 more test-takers could be eligible for a GED credential.
College & Workforce Readiness
States Move to Issue High School Diplomas Retroactively
Students who never passed the required high school exit exam are getting their diplomas under new laws passed in at least six states.
Accountability
Data Dashboards a High Priority in National Ed-Tech Plan
The push for wider and better use of data dashboards is seen as a key component of scaling up personalized learning efforts.
Data
Competitive Ed-Tech Grants Fuel Teacher Innovation
Educators who submit winning proposals for ed-tech ideas are being rewarded with first access to new technologies in some school districts.
Every Student Succeeds Act
NCLB Rewrite Sets New Path on School Research
The Every Student Succeeds Act takes a more flexible, more nuanced approach to assessing the research evidence for educational programs and policies.
Every Student Succeeds Act
ESSA Reins In, Reshapes Federal Role in Literacy
The new program is smaller and less prescriptive than Reading First, and it can be applied to students of all ages.
College & Workforce Readiness
Tenn. Free-Tuition Program Moves Focus to College Retention
The promise of free tuition lured 16,000 students to Tennessee colleges this year; now state officials are working to keep them there.
School & District Management
Opinion
The Painful Necessity of Replicating Research
Jonathon Plucker and Matthew Makel discuss why people are reluctant to have education studies replicated, and emphasize why replication is so important.
College & Workforce Readiness
Minneapolis' Anti-Bias Efforts Focus on Black Males
Michael V. Walker's job has a singular purpose: keeping the school system's black male students on a positive academic track.
Accountability
Opinion
We Aren't Using Assessments Correctly
Testing data should be used as a tool to enhance instruction and learning for teachers and students, writes John Hattie.
Federal
Students Take Too Many Redundant Tests, Study Finds
An in-depth review of testing in the nation's largest urban school districts concludes assessments are redundant, misaligned with standards, and often don’t address mastery of specific content.
Early Childhood
Study Casts Fresh Doubts on Durability of Pre-K Gains
By the end of 2nd grade and into 3rd, children who enrolled in Tennessee's publicly funded program were lagging behind their peers who didn't attend preschool.
Accountability
Summer Reading Resources for Parents, Educators, and Students
Bookmarks brings together a number of programs, resources, and guidance for parents and educators to encourage student summer reading.