News: Student Proficiency Tests
Maybe It’s the (Lack of) Money that Explains the Relationship Between Black-White Achievement Gaps and Disproportionate Disciplinary Suspensions?
Analyzing the Results of a New National Study: Why Some “Two-Dimensional Problems” Need “Three-Dimensional Thinking”Dear Colleagues,Introduction Every day, I get e-mail briefings discussing or analy...
Read Full ArticleSolving Student Crises in the Context of School Inequity: The Case for “Core-Plus District Funding” (Part I)
When Schools Struggle with Struggling Students: “We Didn’t Start the Fire”Dear Colleagues,Introduction The last two weeks have been a blur. Just over two weeks ago, I landed in Singapore to keynot...
Read Full ArticleWhen Kids Can’t Read: Policy and Practice Mistakes that Make it Worse
Reading Proficiency, Unprepared Students, Untrained Teachers, and Ill-Advised Responses: A National Dilemma and New National ReportDear Colleagues,Since the early 1990s (and even before), our schools...
Read Full ArticleCorrecting the Flaws: The Feds’ Thinking on Academic Proficiency and Results Driven Accountability
Connecting and Correcting the Flaws in (ESEA's) High Stakes Proficiency Assessments of Students' Academic Achievement and (OSEP's) the New Special Education Results Driven Accountability SystemDear Co...
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