The 2018 PISA results are out, and the picture they portray for the United States could only be called fair to middlin'.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 12/05/19
10 recommendations for synchronizing K-12 education policy with the science of learning and development.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 11/15/19
The vast wealth of data that is the "Nation's Report Card" showed that average math scores stayed steady across states for fourth and eighth graders in this year's round of testing by the federal National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) compared to scores in 2017.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 10/30/19
The act of evaluating teacher and principal performance by new measures is already becoming a thing of the past, Some 30 states have backed away from innovative evaluation reforms they adopted during a "flurry of national activity" between 2009 and 2015, according to a new report.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 10/09/19
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/23/19
Sixty-three public schools in Florida's Panhandle are delivering mental health and other services to students via telehealth portals.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/16/19
Even as many states are backing away from high-stakes testing in math and English language arts that take place at the end of the school year, that doesn't necessarily mean they're "backsliding," according to a new report. Rather than "rolling back" advancements in test quality, accessibility and rigor under the weight of political pressures or demands for reductions in time spent on testing, some states are reforming their approach to assessment in innovative ways.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/10/19
Some of the biggest names in ed tech received letters this week from a team of Democratic senators demanding details on their data collection practices.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 08/16/19
North Carolina is getting restive about virtual charter schools.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 08/13/19
NAEP testing is done in grades 4, 8 and 12 and is the only set of assessments that allow for state comparisons. The downsizing of the testing population would reduce the number of schools that participate in the assessments by 2,000 and the number of students by a third.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 08/06/19