Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Thursday the upheaval of the U.S. school system from the coronavirus pandemic should be "embraced" as an opportunity to build a better one for students.
New research from New York University found that public school curriculum is falling short in providing “culturally responsive” education, a blind spot that researchers believe could be failing students across the country.
Educators are hoping that the distressing plunge on the latest Nation's Report Card convinces political leaders to go beyond ESSER relief in efforts to help students regain lost ground.
Enthusiasm continues to build for replacing standardized exams with more "authentic assessments" such as research projects, presentations and portfolios of other high school work.
Wednesday, October 12 at 2 pm ET<br><br>
District administrators are increasingly focused on maximizing the impact of the data they are measuring and collecting. Finding the measurements and categorizing data specific to their schools and programs is a key to enabling a data-driven culture that has impact. Hear from Nicole A. Fisher, Director of Assessment and Accountability at Martin County Schools (Florida), and Erica Simmons, Executive Director of Assessment and Evaluation at Round Rock ISD (Texas) share their first-hand experiences expanding the data culture for teachers.
"I've never experienced such a rapid and profound increase in maladaptive behaviors as what educators have reported since the pandemic," a lifelong administrator and teacher writes.
There is little to no positive outcome to paying a ransom as schools will inevitably lose a portion of their data, according to one cybersecurity expert.
