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Assessment

Reopening plan review: 4 promising practices

An analysis of school district response plans to COVID reveals strong, replicable practices from reopening and recovery plans that other systems can model, even where schools have already opened.

4 keys to online engagement at a Harlem charter system

Administrators at East Harlem Scholars Academies say student achievement held steady, and in some cases improved, after the sudden shift to online learning this spring.

4 ways student data can drive COVID recovery

Data will play a key role in the short- and long-term strategies K-12 leaders deploy as they steer their schools and districts through COVID recovery. 

5 factors to consider when parents request grade retention for their child

Conversation topics educators can have with parents in making individualized decisions about a request to retain include pre-pandemic skill levels, remote instruction progress and alternatives to retention.

6 reasons you should measure ‘skip-year’ growth in 2021

Despite COVID disruptions, schools should track ‘skip-year’ academic growth in 2021 as it blends equity and accuracy in the process of measuring school quality, a new report says.

What You Need to Know About Dyslexia Screening

Dyslexia screening is crucial to verifying the presence of dyslexia and providing the diagnostic documentation required for eligibility in specially designed programs throughout a student’s educational career. Dyslexia screening results […]
Thu Jul 23rd, 2020

How to reimagine testing in post-COVID education

To stem "COVID slide" learning loss, new policies are needed to boost testing equity and to adapt assessments to online and hybrid learning, according to NWEA. 
Tue Jul 14th, 2020

Study finds 5 straight years of summer learning loss

Among growing concerns about the "Covid-19" slide, a new study has found that more than half of students experienced learning loss every summer between grades 1 and 6.
Fri Jul 10th, 2020

Student assessment in an uncertain time: Current realities and new possibilities

To even the playing field for all students, administrators are rethinking traditional approaches to assessment.

Wed Jul 8th, 2020

Sunray ISD accelerates shift to self-paced learning

In rural North Texas, closing school buildings sped up Sunray ISD's journey toward student-driven instruction freed from the strictures of standardized tests.
Thu Jul 2nd, 2020

3 districts closing achievement gaps with at-risk and minority students

These Districts of Distinction runners-up are paying for AP tests and dual-credit classes, expanding summer programs for all students and providing more opportunities for students through construction projects.
Wed Jul 1st, 2020