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10 most rigorous high schools in the U.S. ranked in 'Challenge Index'

By Matt Zalaznick

Being economically challenged does not prevent students at IDEA McAllen College Prep from having access to the No. 1 most challenging curriculum in the U.S.

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Did graduation rates tumble during COVID? Yes, but some schools set records

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Best high school rankings: These are the top 3 in each state

Assessment & Standards Stories

April 11, 2022

Top 10 states where the most in-person learning occurred during COVID

"School closures may ultimately prove to be the most costly policy decision of the pandemic era." That's the somber conclusion made by researchers taking a fresh look at the economic and other impacts of COVID.

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March 28, 2022

Three school years into COVID, are students gaining ground or still sliding?

Though many schools have held in-person instruction during most of 2021-22, one set of widely used assessments shows student performance in year two of the pandemic is lower than during the first year.

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March 21, 2022

How COVID increased the urgency to revamp K-12's approach to grading

Nearly one-third of students in grades three through 12 earned at last one F in their report cards while Santa Fe Public Schools was on remote instruction.

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March 16, 2022

High school students were making progress in 2 key areas before COVID struck

On the eve of COVID, high school students were making progress in two high-priority areas: they were earning more credits and taking more rigorous STEM courses.

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March 16, 2022

By scrapping a high-stakes exam, has one big state really reduced K-12 testing?

A promise to end standardized testing in Florida is not what it seems, teachers said this week after Gov. Ron DeSantis launched the state's new assessment system.

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March 08, 2022

Why 2 districts say moving to equitable grading gives students more hope

'Equitable grading' in Nothern California is reducing students' fear of failure and, proponent says, providing a clearer picture of the specific skills students have mastered.

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February 03, 2022

Why educators need to be really clear about the benefits of testing

But the future of testing post-COVID may be driven more by politics than by what educators most want to know about their students' progress, says one expert.

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