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.
Your Favorite Movies and Cyber from Down Under
New America's Peter Singer and Passcode's Sara Sorcher interview Walter Parkes and Ben Heyes.
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.
The Rise and Fall of PoliSci Plus This Changes Everything, Pt. II
Higher Ed Happy Hour Episode 15: brief discussion on Season 4 of The Americans, then how we should blow up the federal financial aid system.
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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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Groups Ask FCC and DOJ to Investigate Law Enforcement’s Warrantless Use of Cellular Surveillance Devices
The letter and petition demands the FCC and DOJ investigate law enforcement’s use of military-grade cellular surveillance devices.
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.