

Seven successful strategies for literate assessment
Beth Tarasawa and colleagues share research-based assessment practices that support classroom learning.
By: Beth Tarasawa
Topics: Empowering educators


Student test engagement and its impact on achievement gap estimates
In this Brookings Institute Chalkboard blog, James Soland shares his work investigating how student test engagement may shape achievement gaps.
By: James Soland
Topics: School & test engagement, Student growth & accountability policies


New NWEA Research Explores the Relationships Between Poverty and School Performance
Learn what research shows about how the use of achievement data as the predominant metric for determining school success may perpetuate education inequity.
By: Andrew Hegedus
Topics: Equity, High-growth schools & practices


Three research-based culturally responsive teaching strategies
Strategies from the Multnomah County Partnership for Education Research can help strengthen student-teacher relationships and improve student achievement.
By: Beth Tarasawa
Topics: Empowering educators, Equity


Summer learning loss: Does it widen the achievement gap?
Megan Kuhfeld shares work exploring how differing patterns of summer learning loss or growth may impact academic achievement gaps.
By: Megan Kuhfeld


Back-to-school accessibility checklist
Devices are only as accessible as the content they deliver to students. Put your vendor list to the test with these accessibility questions.
By: Elizabeth Barker
Topics: Accessibility


This kindergarten sneak preview helps families hit the ground running
For three weeks in the summer, children who are entering kindergarten in Portland, Oregon, get ready and get excited to start school. While it’s no substitute for pre-K, getting a preview helps ease the transition for kids, and offers parents a sense of connection. Special correspondent Lisa Stark of Education Week reports.
PBS News Hour
Mentions: Beth Tarasawa
Topics: Early learning, Equity, High-growth schools & practices