Who Gets Hurt When High School Diplomas Are Not Created Equal?
August 01, 2017Source: Education Week
One of the uncomfortable truths of the high school graduation business is that not all diplomas are created equal. Some are strong, and signify that students are well prepared for good jobs or...
Rethinking High School: What Do Students Need?
July 31, 2017Source: The Educated Reporter
Students at the MC2 STEM High School in Cleveland don’t sit through lectures all day. They learn through projects, like designing and building above-ground gardens, calculating the powers of a...
California Proposes Minimal Sanctions for Low Participation in State Tests
July 20, 2017Source: EdSource
In passing a new school accountability law — the Every Student Succeeds Act — Congress gave states more latitude to decide how to use federal education funding, particularly in improving schools...
House Lawmakers Cast a Critical Eye on ESSA Oversight
July 18, 2017Source: Education Week
At a House education committee hearing, which DeVos didn’t attend, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle Tuesday expressed concern about the consistency of feedback from the U.S. Department of...
‘I don’t know how to lead for equity; that was not part of my program’
June 30, 2017Source: Education Dive
Equity took center stage in the day two conversations at the Education Commission of the States National Forum on Education Policy Thursday. One resonant statement reflected how principal preparation...
How State ESSA Accountability Plans can Shine a Statistically Sound Light on More Students
June 29, 2017Source: Brookings
Equity-oriented groups that want as many students from disadvantaged groups as possible included in the accountability system, including the Alliance for Excellent Education and the Education Trust,...
Guest Column: Step Aside Naysayers; Louisiana School Reforms Winning National Praise
June 27, 2017Source: The Advocate
In just the last few days two different, well-respected and independent national organizations did something that doesn’t usually receive a lot of publicity. They offered strong praise for...
Group Looks to Measure How Well States’ ESSA Plans Will Serve Disadvantaged Students
June 26, 2017Source: Education Dive
The Alliance for Excellent Education, an advocacy group that focuses on college and career readiness and low-income students, has looked at Every Student Succeeds Act plan in Louisiana, Colorado,...
National Group Praises Louisiana Education Plan
June 26, 2017Source: Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
An analysis released last week by the nonpartisan policy group Alliance for Excellent Education praises Louisiana’s new education plan as “one of the most promising in the United States,” The...
ESSA Plans for Disadvantaged Students Under Microscope in New Analysis
June 23, 2017Source: Politics K-12, Education Week
An education advocacy group has rated five states’ plans for the Every Student Succeeds Act—and while Louisiana and New Mexico end up look looking pretty good, Colorado and Illinois come out...