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Articles: Assessment

Are We Creating An AP Bubble?

Student Counsel
What's behind the explosive growth of Advanced Placement?
Christopher Griffin
District Administration, Apr 2010
Tags: 
assessments
college readiness

Despite the Headlines, College Acceptance Is Not More Competitive

News Update
The perception that a college applicant faces more challenges each year may be nothing more than mere myth, according to new study.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Mar 2010
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assessment
college readiness

New Tool to Get Your District 21st Century Ready

News Update
The MILE Guide helps K12 leaders provide their students with successful skills.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Jan 2010
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21st-century learning
assessments
global learning

ACT Sets New Goals for College Readiness

News Update
High school students missing core benchmarks, according to ACT test scores
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Jan 2010
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college readiness

Trouble in Paradise

District Profile
Hawaii’s district takes back restructuring effort from private ed firms.
Alan Dessoff
District Administration, Jan 2010
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NCLB
privatized

Tell It to the Mayor

The debate over mayoral control may be coming to a city near you.
Ron Schachter
District Administration, Aug 2009
Tags: 
funding
graduation rate

When 21st-Century Schooling Just Isn't Good Enough: A Modest Proposal

Feature
If we're serious about educating for the global economy, let's stop worrying about what kids need!
Alfie Kohn
District Administration, Feb 2009
Tags: 
21st-century learning
technology
STEM
global competition

Synergistic District Management

District Profile
Susquehanna (PA.) township school district
Lucille Renwick
District Administration, Jan 2009
Tags: 
funding
technology

The Road Ahead for Education

Conversations
A Conversation with Randi Weingarten
Zach Miners
District Administration, Jan 2009
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teacher
communication

21st-Century Education

Research Center
Essentials on education data and research analysis
Carla Thomas McClure
District Administration, Jan 2009
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21st-century learning
student achievement

X-FACTOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT GRANT: The Winner

Feature
Freshly baked cookies will be the end product of a cross-curricular financial education project.
Angela Pascopella
District Administration, Jan 2009

X-FACTOR: Honorable Mentions

Feature
Five district leaders devised other worthy X-factors we wanted to share with our readers.
Zach Miners
District Administration, Jan 2009
Tags: 
21st-century learning
computer labs
ESEA
reading
technology

Turning the Tables on Assessment

Feature
Assessing and evaluating school boards and superintendents are vital to meeting district goals. (First of a Two-Part Series)
Chuck Namit
District Administration, Nov 2008
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superintendents

Superintendent Evaluation Tool Box

Feature
Here are keys to a successful superintendent evaluation.
Chuck Namit
District Administration, Nov 2008
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superintendents

The Future of Testing

Professional Opinion
Addressing the effects of NCLB and resolving issues of quality and fairness
John Oswald
District Administration, Aug 2008
Tags: 
NCLB
21st-century learning
assessment

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