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Assessment and standards

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.

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.

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.

How Williamsville Central School District is helping students struggling with math

Williamsville Central School District has developed software that automatically assigns students to attend labs where they math interventions if they get questions wrong on grade free tests, which all four of the New York district’s middle schools administer every morning.

DA survey explores learning loss and assessment after COVID-19 school closures

District Administration partnered with Voyager Sopris Learning to develop and deploy a survey of school administrators in May 2020, asking them about their expectations for student learning loss after the […]

Why teachers want more student online learning data

Heading into the new school year, teachers crave data on online learning's impact on students and they also want more training in how to use the information.
Fri Jun 26th, 2020

Supporting overall student growth while schools are out

School officials at the state level say that summer is the time for conversations about what worked and what didn't work for students and teachers.
Mon Jun 8th, 2020

How to lessen the ‘enormity of challenge’ when students return to school

Learn the five key considerations educators should ask when responding to students' academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs when school resumes.
Mon Jun 8th, 2020

New era of equity: District leader sees new way forward after school closures

Ithaca City School District Superintendent Luvelle Brown—who is examining the way forward in a series of equity webinars with education leaders—says the pandemic offers an opportunity for progress.
Wed Jun 3rd, 2020

What is the future of testing in K-12?

Many states could extend their suspensions of high-stakes school testing into the next year due to complications relating to the novel coronavirus.
Mon Jun 1st, 2020

How wide will classroom skills gaps get by fall 2020?

School closures may widen the skills gap that results in some fifth-graders learning at a high school-level while students in the same class have yet to master third-grade content.

Wed May 27th, 2020