assessment

Will a standards-based system raise student achievement in this district?

The turnaround in El Paso (Texas) Independent School District has been striking.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has urged more inclusion in the classroom and an end to the “2 percent rule,” which disguises the performance of students with special needs to boost a school’s scores.

New training models have emerged for preparing school leaders to transform low-achieving schools.

A new teacher performance model will evaluate lesson plans, grade books, assignments and class videos to both assess teachers and improve teacher licensure programs.

Current assessments have been criticized because they are said to be unfair for ELL students. Enhanced Assessment Grants are aimed at curbing this academic impasse.

New recommendations urge every superintendent to have a technology strategy—or risk falling behind.

Do per-pupil expenditures equal school success?

The U.S. Department of Education has earmarked $350 million in Race to the Top grants for states to develop new assessments for the Common Core Standards.

The perception that a college applicant faces more challenges each year may be nothing more than mere myth, according to new study.