Every week here at The 74, we spotlight a new “74 Interview” — a memorable conversation with an educator, expert, advocate or innovator that deepens our understanding of the challenges facing

A highly effective educator in every classroom is the most powerful lever to actualize growth and achievement for all students. High quality professional learning for our teachers and leaders is the

Khan Academy has launched a tool intended to help school districts’ teachers to differentiate instruction and meet the diverse learning needs of each student

Are school report cards really all they’re made out to be? Does a grade of an A or a D show how good, or bad a school really is? Tracy Eley, the principal at Battleground Elementary School

The academic year could start in late July or early August to address learning losses brought on by coronavirus-forced school closures affecting about 6.1 million California students

Until recently, Chris Jones would get the same response when he told people where he worked

As he moves around his seventh grade math classroom, Aurum Preparatory Academy (“Aurum Prep”) teacher, Salif Doubare, is crackling with energy. He’s tall, thin, wearing horn-rimmed glasses and a big

A tragic near-casualty of the high-stakes movement is that, buried under an annual deluge of concerns—and rightfully so—about “testing” is the very real need for educators to develop and use data from

The Oklahoma State Department of Education released its latest round of school report cards on Monday. The program measures multiple indicators to determine school success including academic

When James Hayes learned that Harvard Park Elementary had moved from “lowest performing” status to “commendable” on the Illinois State Board of Education’s report card that came out Oct. 31

As South Dakota education officials work to close the achievement gap between the state’s Native American students and their white peers, a private school just outside Chamberlain is finding great

Georgia’s frustration with school testing has led to an experiment that could produce a national model with less of it. Federal law requires states to establish their own educational standards

Thank you for your Nov. 18 story on the increasing use of the MAP testing system in the Clark County School District. Having used this system as a special education teacher in a Wisconsin middle

The Clark County School District is beefing up efforts to reach ambitious academic proficiency goals by 2024 with increased testing throughout the year and a new learning tool designed to lift lagging

For the past several years, Holy Cross Catholic School in Defiance has been using the NWEA online Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Growth assessments to track the success of students in the areas

Clark County School District Superintendent Dr. Jesus Jara is visiting local schools Wednesday in an effort to learn more about a new CCSD partnership, expected to be focused on improving student

On Nov. 25, it was revealed to the Gillespie Board of Eduation that the overall testing scores on the 2019 Community Unit School District No. 7 school report card were relatively on target, with the

The Aurora Institute, formerly known as iNACOL, recently released five state policy recommendations for governors aimed at the future of education, training, and the future of work

The study contributes to the research on ELs by examining newcomers separately from those that have been in the U.S. for several years. ELs who have recently arrived need different types of services,

With school back in session, many young children are just getting to know their kindergarten classrooms. To help with the transition, school districts in Multnomah County have offered an Early Kinderg

Over the past semester, five districts across the U.S. have been piloting a new tool jointly offered by Khan Academy and the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) that combines insights from the MAP

Assessment provider NWEA is introducing a new solution to give educators more data on students' English Language arts (ELA) and mathematics proficiency throughout the school year.

Last month a team of researchers published a new working paper looking at how the academic skills of entering kindergartners has changed over time. I reached out to one of the co-authors, Christine

“When it’s too easy, I feel like I’m getting all of the questions right, that I’m not even learning anything.” So said a second grader in a recent interview conducted as part of an effort at NWEA

Many students — and parents — have gotten used to the flurry of activity that takes place around spring standardized testing. Pizza parties, rallies, gift cards and door-to-door campaigns to

The Academy of Advanced Learning addresses the diverse needs of students by using a personalized learning model.

Today, Kathy Dyer, Sarah Said, Samantha Cortez, Cathy Beck, Danny Weeks, Dr. Beth Gotcher, Madeline Whitaker Good, and Elizabeth Stringer Keefe, Ph.D., help to answer those questions. You can listen

When I became superintendent of the Clark County School District, I pledged to make CCSD No. 1 for Kids. My promise to this community is reaffirmed every day I get up to work on behalf of

The significance of standardized testing is not new to educators in the state of Michigan. When I began teaching over 15 years ago as a public school teacher, I was responsible for preparing students

Black students in Oregon have been failed for decades by the educational system – part of the legacy of the racism, eradication and erasure experienced by black communities and other communities of

The Ely Public Library received the Iowa Literacy Award Friday for its work to prevent something called "summer slide." This is when students lose a significant amount of knowledge in math and reading

Abby Javurek is the Senior Director of Large Scale Assessment Solutions at Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA), an education services organization probably best known for their computerized

It’s not too often people announce big problems solved. But EducationSuperHighway did it this week, announcing that the classroom connectivity gap is effectively closed – one year ahead of schedule

On this week’s podcast, Megan Kuhfeld, a research scientist at NWEA, joins Mike Petrilli to discuss her recent, sobering findings about the reading and math skills of children entering kindergarten

Twenty schools in Brooklyn will roll out new tests for third and sixth graders that the city will use to measure school performance and gauge where more resources are needed, according to the city’s

Abby Javurek is the Senior Director of Large Scale Assessment Solutions at Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA), an education services organization probably best known for their computerized

Last week, testing provider NWEA—best known for its district-level MAP Growth exams—came out with a bold new claim: The way states give summative assessments is broken. Its solution, however, was a bi

As I stepped out of the San Diego sunshine and into the school located in a storefront in a strip mall, I didn’t know what to expect. I’ve visited several schools located in storefronts over the years

With less than a year before JCPS faces another state audit, school board members are reviewing the latest metrics that tally the district’s progress.

By understanding Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) scores, parents can be better equipped to provide support to their children throughout the school year. We spoke with several experts

Twice a year, virtually every student in grades 3-8 in Montana public schools takes the Smarter Balanced test, a standardized exam that fulfills a requirement of federal law

Little Rock School District Superintendent Mike Poore expanded on his defense of the district’s progress and vision for the future in a long interview yesterday ahead of an important

For the past year, high school junior Max P. has been an intern in the marketing department at NWEA in Portland, Oregon. Since it’s not often we get to hear detailed student reactions to assessments,

The 2019 school year has just begun and Noozhawk's Private & Independent School Guide is sure to make things easy when planning for your child's education! Our school guide provides you and your child

When it comes to educating our youth, teachers, policy makers and parents continue to debate over different priorities -- be it standards, curriculum, school safety, or teacher pay

Quick — without looking it up on Google, can you define “edge-aversion”? Here’s a hint: It’s a decision-theory term describing what’s also known as middle bias. That is, a test-taker’s tendency to

Innovations, such as gaming, automation and AI, can help make tests more equitable for all students