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Articles: Evaluation

Resistance to High Stakes Testing Spreads

A national resolution to limit standardized testing is gathering support.
Bob Schaeffer
District Administration, September 2012
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assessment
assessments
current events
legislation

Measuring the “Immeasurable”

Online Edge
What do we lose by focusing on what is easy to measure?
Will Richardson
District Administration, September 2012
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assessment
assessments

Telling Teachers They Are Irreplaceable

News Update
Marion Herbert
District Administration, September 2012
Tags: 
achievement gap
Common Core
hiring practices
teacher evaluation
teacher
teacher observation
vocational

Rick and Becky DuFour

Feature
Professional Learning Communities at Work
Susan McLester
District Administration, September 2012
Tags: 
blended learning
achievement gap
21st-century learning
at-risk
leadership
student achievement

Turning Around Kentucky

Administrator Profile
This turnaround expert has used formative assessment (and common sense) to raise achievement in three districts in six years.
Jennifer Elise Chase
District Administration, September 2012
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achievement gap
leadership
superintendents

Michigan Education Achievement Authority

News Update
John Covington talks about the new organization to improve the lowest-performing 5 percent of schools in Michigan.
Courtney Williams
District Administration, July/Aug 2012
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student achievement

Abundant Education

Online Edge
We have to stop acting as if content and teachers are scarce.
Will Richardson
District Administration, June 2012
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21st-century learning

All Students Thrive With Proficiency-Based Instruction

Administrator Profile
This school chief stresses daily intervention, professional development and leadership.
Courtney Williams
District Administration, May 2012
Tags: 
student achievement
superintendents

Q&A: Scott Smith, Chief Technology Officer, Mooresville (N.C.) Graded School District

Tech @ Work
The U.S. Department of Education uses this district as a prime example of a district doing it right
Judy Faust Hartnett
District Administration, April 2012
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1 to 1

Report: Major Challenges in Future Online Assessments

A new survey reports most states anticipate major challenges in implementing the online assessments.
Alan Dessoff
District Administration, March 2012
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Common Core
math curriculum
online

She’s Back: Rhee Organization Pushes Legislative Reforms

News Update
Rhee’s grassroots organization, StudentsFirst, is ready to persuade state legislators to reform K12 education.
Angela Pascopella
District Administration, March 2012
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teacher

Books Worth Checking Out

Noteworthy Books
Courtney Williams
District Administration, March 2012
Tags: 
21st-century learning
achievement gap
hiring practices

Donor Comes with Controversy

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation offers struggling districts a pot of gold—but with strings attached.
Ed Finkel
District Administration, March 2012
Tags: 
funding
grants
teacher evaluation

Determining Teacher Effectiveness

Feature
Angela Pascopella
District Administration, March 2012
Tags: 
teacher evaluation

A Crystal Ball for Student Achievement

Feature
Predictive Analysis is taking hold in some districts--and getting results.
Angela Pascopella
District Administration, March 2012
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student achievement

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