Reading, understanding and synthesizing written texts is a core skill set that helps students acquire knowledge, think critically and excel in their studies.
In this environment, each district must focus on the processes and tools they control. At the top of the list: a data system to gather assessment results, grades, attendance, behavior and progress monitoring.
Standardized test scores are an outdated metric for measuring school performance. Instead, schools should be measured based on the balancing of five important factors.
Budgets are shrinking, costs are rising and leaders are under pressure to do more with less. For some districts, rethinking leadership and cabinet roles may be part of the solution.
Traffic in front of a school is a "great problem to have"—especially on a Saturday, says Superintendent Tahira Dupree Chase of New York's Westbury Union Free School District.
