Worry Less about Your High Schoolers’ Testing Time and More about Their Tests’ Quality
It’s time to put our conventional wisdom about testing to the test, says Abigail Swisher.
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Construction Ahead: Are State Policies Building Bridges, Detours, or Roadblocks to College?
In "Mapping College Ready Policies," Abigail Swisher analyzes states' progress to ensure all students are on a path to high school.
Fully Funding IDEA: A Democratic Dream or Just an Empty Promise?
Sanders and Clinton have both pledged to fully fund IDEA - an expensive proposition that Obama has failed to prioritize.
Following the rules or making its own?: Pennsylvania is the only state barring online students from its need-based grant program
Why is Pennsylvania the only state barring online students from the state's need-based grant program?'
Standardized Assessments of College Learning: Past and Future
Fredrik deBoer looks at current research regarding standardized assessment policies and outcomes.
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Why States Need a Strategy on K-2 Literacy and Math Assessment
New America looked at whether states had implemented an approach to assessment by of K- 2 literacy and math.
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Designer Equality?
Alieza Durana investigates the idea that organizations, not individuals, can bring about equality.
In Erdogan’s Turkey, Less Freedom, More Terrorism
A free press is a prerequisite for a free democracy. Which, writes Kiran Nazish, is bad news on both counts for Turkey.
Latinos and Early Ed: New Reports Take Stock of Existing Research
A new set of briefs reveals trends in early childhood education (ECE) search and decision-making, and quality of experience among Latino.
Looking Beyond Pell Grants
Stephen Burd articulates why things are getting worse for low-income students.
Meeting Special Needs: Inclusion Classrooms Fair But Not Equal
Inclusion environments for children with special needs are not available often enough in preschool settings, limiting students.
Stingray Surveillance
Emily Hong explains why there’s much more than one phone at stake in the federal government’s attitude toward surveillance of citizens.
The Art of Teaching Art
How San Diego finally came to understand the art in equitable access to education.