What better school tests would look like
An assessment system should serve to enrich and improve learning on the most important skills that will prepare today’s children for thriving in an ever-more complex world.
Sept 6, 2022
Topics: Data & Assessment
It’s time for a new accountability model for alternative and virtual K–12 schools
Policymakers should design an accountability model that recognizes the unique missions of nontraditional schools and allows parents to compare schools in the alternative education sector.
Sept 1, 2021
“Learning loss” is problematic, but so are some of the solutions it’s generating
Many of the solutions to “learning loss” are more problematic than productive. Here are 3 asset-based alternatives.
June 8, 2021
Job prospects for “Generation Limbo”
Emerging research and practices can guide high schools’ efforts to arm more students with the meaningful work experience today that pays dividends tomorrow.
May 4, 2021
Who you know matters. Let’s start measuring it.
Measuring relationships as assets in the student success equation is crucial to ensuring that students don’t just graduate with skills, but with a network.
July 22, 2020
The dormant potential of extracurriculars for remaking assessment
Developing innovative assessment systems in extracurriculars could have a transformative impact on learning in core subjects.
Dec 12, 2019
For student-centered learning to work, schools must rethink this key component. Here’s how.
The future of student-centered learning hinges on whether proponents and practitioners can develop better systems of grading and measurement.
Dec 4, 2019
Why we need diverse data to understand what works in education
By focusing on what works for students on average, education research risks mistaking important anomalies for noise in the data.
Oct 8, 2019
Teachers shouldn’t have to be their students’ judges
Unbundling the role of the teacher and leveraging the benefits of technology could create assessment and grading systems that circumvent drawbacks.
Sept 25, 2019
Why investing in real-world feedback R&D could revolutionize assessments
Not only could turning to connections outside of classroom teachers help improve students’ writing skills, it could disrupt traditional K-12 assessments as we know them.
Mar 21, 2019