Assessment and standards

5 reasons to add aptitude tests to career planning

Aptitude tests provide a more complete picture of a students' abilities and potential, and can open their eyes to new potential careers, research says.

9 strategies to help shape a big district’s COVID recovery

Los Angeles USD leaders moved a half-million students online but now face challenges of inequitable learning gaps and high school graduation declines.

Creating a district-wide culture of ‘data literacy’ to achieve equity in education

How to map a path to your equity goals tomorrow by understanding where your district stands today.

Access to in-person learning was uneven this winter

75% of fourth- and eighth-graders attended public schools that provided hybrid or in-person instruction during the last few weeks of winter.

How state grading during COVID devastated a district

Mississippi's Laurel School District received a 'F' though recent data showed students making substantial progress, Superintendent Toy Watts says.

4 ways to make SEL a bigger priority in your district

Here are four steps that all school districts can start using now to support social-emotional learning and eliminate equity gaps.

Cardona: Let’s support all students, bring education back to life

The new U.S. Secretary of Education, addressing panelists and guests at Ed Fest, says there is a lot of work to be done but 'I can support you. I can guide you.'

7 ideas for how artificial intelligence can enhance teaching

Artificial intelligence will power more complex and collaborative learning activities along with deeper assessments of students' knowledge, experts say.

Updated resource provides educators with best practices in addressing the needs of test-resistant students

The 2021 Preparing Test-Resistant Students for Assessments: A Staff Training Guide offers tools and strategies to reduce test resistance in students with and without disabilities.

3 models for more effective early grades testing

An 'misaligned' web of early learning assessments" makes it hard to determine how much students learn during preschool through grade 2, a new report finds.

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