I’ve been seeing news stories recently about parents who wish to opt their children out of testing. Some voice concerns that testing can’t measure the things they care about regarding their …

As summer sets in, learning doesn’t need to stop. According to National Summer Learning Association, all students experience learning losses when they do not engage in educational activities …

Imagine you have just taken a nice walk in some distant forest or on a soft sandy beach. Half of your summer has already passed by. I know, that isn’t a good reminder but there is still time for …

There has been much anticipation for the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). It passed with of vote of 85 to 12 in the Senate and 359 to 64 in the U.S. House of Representatives. The …

How can we take what happens naturally at home and connect it explicitly to what is happening in classrooms where formative assessment is well integrated? Or as Michael Fullan and Joanne Quinn …

We are deep into assessment season and, as teachers, your already busy schedules must now flex to accommodate the curiosity and concern of parents. The data which are indispensable to your planning …

June: time to hang on by our fingernails, but also time to set families up for summer learning success. Families all hear us saying that reading logs and library cards are keys to summer reading …