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A panel of superintendents from across the U.S. joined CEPR leaders to discuss new data and share successes in navigating post-COVID challenges
"What’s different here is that the changes we are making are not in response only to congressional appropriations, but also clear signals from the administration of the need to reduce spending."
Ph.D. candidate Lily An helps shape how we evaluate students with her research
Discussion of MCAS and Massachusetts Ballot Question 2 focuses on implications for teachers and students
With only a handful of states still using high school exit exams, Education Now's experts consider their effectiveness and discusses ways to help all youth succeed.
"I think a lot of parents think learning is like a rubber band, that students lost ground during the pandemic, but once they got back in school everybody was back to normal. But actually, learning is much more like a conveyor belt in that when the conveyor belt was stopped, students lost a bunch of ground, and the only way to catch up is to run the conveyor belt faster."
A new book lays out a roadmap for the messy, challenging, and hard work of using data to make positive change across all layers of the school system
We look at the yeas and nays for keeping — or dropping — the test that’s been called the great leveler and the enemy of equity
David Deming joins EconoFact Chats to highlight that even though standardized tests can be gamed by more privileged students through extensive test preparation, and retaking of tests, they remain less biased than other factors that can help students stand out in the admissions process.
"Yes, SAT and ACT scores do strongly correlate with parental income levels. But when colleges take tests off the table, the remaining measures used to assess applicants are even more biased."
"The U.S. is a society in which skills really do matter for economic success. What that means is that the impact of learning loss on individual students through their earnings is going to be larger in the U.S. than it might be in a society like Sweden."
"[This] research shows that [SATs] are a good predictor of college success. They're a better predictor than grades or teacher recommendations."
New research finds achievement gaps in math and reading, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, remain and have grown in some states, calls for action before federal relief funds run out
New research on SAT/ACT test scores reveals stark inequalities in academic achievement based on wealth
The evolution and significance of report cards in the American education system
“They don’t currently have sufficient evidence to support high-stakes college admissions decisions. They have a lot of research they need to do and publish transparently.”
“The real story of the pandemic has been less about decline and recovery than it has been about inequality, inequality, inequality.”
"It’s genuinely very hard to teach reading. We haven’t been as dogged in supporting teachers ... in teaching reading in a way that is as sophisticated and complex as it really is."
Professor Thomas Kane joined CBS News to discuss why schools have struggled to get a handle on COVID recovery.
Active citizenship requires a broad set of skills, new study finds
Professor Tom Kane discusses "the nation's report card" and what needs to be done to help students make up for learning loss.
Sharing strategies and best practices for supporting all types of learners in complex times
Benefit from personalized coaching and tools as you implement the Data Wise Improvement Process in your own setting.
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