Test Scores

Mixed Messages

John Merrow | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Standardized Testing, Teacher Tests, High-Stakes Testing, Test Scores, Florida-Test-Scores, High School Testing, Education News

If we believe that education is "the next great civil rights issue of our time," then we ought to be enabling the 'human capital' now in the profession to succeed (while weeding out those who, after help, cannot cut the mustard).

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A Passionate Curiosity for Learning

Kevin P. Chavous | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: International Competitiveness, Democracy, Test Scores, Education Reform, Lifelong Learning, Education News

We must work to change the national discourse on education. We have a duty to encourage children to study not only because they have to, but also because they should have a desire to learn.

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Ending Bad Teaching: Releasing Teachers' Test Scores Is a Red Herring

Rebecca Joseph | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Teacher Quality, New York Times, Bill Gates, Teachers, New York City, Teacher Unions, New York Teachers, Teacher Test Scores, Test Scores, Teacher Evaluation, Education News

During my six years of teaching middle school in a major urban school system, I never worked with a consistent team of teachers that provided high quality instruction all year long.

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Funny Video Reveals American Teens Lack Basic Knowledge

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: American Education, High Schoolers, Video, American Education Ranking, Education, Test Scores, US Education, High School Educaiton, International Education, US Test Scores, Education News

If there was ever a movie to make you laugh to keep from crying, it's this one. Austin, an intrepid young student-reporter, embarks on the noble m...

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Student Performance Measurement Used In Education Policy Flunks -- Paper

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 12.15.2011

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Test Scores, Dcps, Education, Mathematica, Washington DC Public Schools, No Child Left Behind, Standardized Tests, Education Reform, Nclb Reauthorization, Nclb, Education Research, Education News

Education policies that affect millions of students have long been tied to test scores, but a new paper suggests those scores are regularly misinterpr...

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Will More Latino Teachers Solve The Latino Achievement Gap In U.S.?

Turnstyle | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Hispanic Scholarship Fund, Test Scores, Education, Teach for America, Teachers, School, Latino, Education News

By: Robyn Gee Could bolstering the Latino teacher workforce have an impact on the widening achievement gap between Latino students and their white ...

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Scores Plummet As More High School Juniors Required To Take State Tests

Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: School Performance, Illinois Juniors, Test Scores, Graduation Rates, No Child Left Behind, Illinois Graduation Rates, Adequate Yearly Progress, Prairie State Achievement Exam, Illinois School Scores, Ayp, Illinois School Test Scores, Psae, Chicago News

After the most recent return of 11th grade Prairie State Achievement Exam scores found nearly half of Illinois public school students failing to meet ...

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Linking Teacher Evaluation to Student Test Scores: Wrong 25% of the Time

David Lyell | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Test Scores, Lausd, Teacher Evaluation, Education News

Nowhere is the disconnect between billionaires and public school teachers more stark than when it comes to merit pay proposals. So why are self-anointed "reformers" pushing this agenda?

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Do You Want Your Kids on That Bus?

John Merrow | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Test Scores, Pbs Newshour, Education, Nclb, Standardized Testing, John Merrow, Scores, Testing, Education News

Imagine it's early morning, 20 minutes after the school bus was expected. You are waiting with your children when an old yellow clunker, its rear emergency door hanging open, weaves toward you. The driver has a pint of whiskey in one hand.

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Before Including Test Scores, Reform the Structure of Teacher Evaluation Itself

Andrew K. Miller | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Education, Test Scores, Student Achievement Data, Teacher Evaluations, Student Achievement, Education Policy, Educational Reform, Teacher Evaluation, School-Culture, Teachers Unions, Educations Policy, Teachers Union, Education Reform, Education News

If you really want teachers to come to table and even consider using student data as part of their evaluation, then the processes and structures of evaluation must be reformed first.

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Reflecting On A Year Of School Reforms

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Teacher Quality, Education News, Tony Bennett, Test Scores, Education, Vouchers, Indiana Education Reforms, 2011 School Reform, Indiana Education, Teacher Evaluation, Chris Cerf, Louisiana Education, Standardized Tests, Paul Pastorek, Shanghai Math, New Jersey Education, Education News

In the eyes of Indiana State Superintendent Tony Bennett, America's schools can only improve by taking on a number of different reforms simultaneously...

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ACT Scores In Illinois Up, But Are Still Lower Than National Average

Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Education, Test Scores, Arne Duncan, Illinois Act Scores, Chicago Education, Science, High School, College Prep, Illinois Education, Act Test, Act Scores, Chicago News

Graduating high school seniors in Illinois may post ACT test scores that are still be behind the national average, but they have also shown gradual im...

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Charters, Choice, Teacher Quality: What The American Public Wants In Its Schools

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 10.16.2011

During a year of turmoil, layoffs and wrangling over the hiring and firing of teachers, American appreciation for teachers reached an all-time high --...

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Title I Students Assisted By Federal Aid, New Study Reports

Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Title I, Test Scores, Arne Duncan, Debt Ceiling, Budget, Center-for-Education-Policy, President Obama, Education Reform, Federal Aid, Education News

Students receiving federal aid are improving in math and reading, according to a new study from the Center on Education Policy. The new report, ...

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Survey: Nearly 30% Of Michigan Teachers Report Pressure To Cheat

Detroit Free Press | CHASTITY PRATT DAWSEY AND KRISTI TANNER-WHITE | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Test Scores, Teacher Evaluations, American Federation of Teachers, Michigan Education Association, Detroit Free Press, Michigan Schools, Standardized Testing, Michigan Educators, Education Reform, Teachers Cheating, Michigan Teachers, Education News

One out of three public school educators report pressure from bosses, parents or others to change grades, and nearly 30% say pressure to cheat on stan...

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Minnesota Joins Horde Of States Linking Teacher Reviews To Student Scores

AP | By PATRICK CONDON | Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: Minnesota Public Schools, Education, Teacher Evaluations, Test Scores, Minnesota Schools, Minnesota, Minnesota Teachers, Student Performance, Standardized Testing, Education Reform, Education News

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- An education bill that presents a new approach to the evaluation of Minnesota public school teachers is among the myriad policy cha...

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DC Schools Release Test Scores, US Education Department Joins Probe

Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: Standardized Test Cheating, Standardized Test Scores, Test Scores, Atlanta Cheating Scandal, DC Public Schools, Washington-Dc-Public-Schools, Standardized Tests, Standardized Testing, Kaya Henderson, Cheating Scandal, Atlanta Cheating, Test Cheating, Education News

Amid an investigation into alleged cheating on Washington, DC standardized tests, the school district released figures today that show a relatively fl...

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Atlanta Works To Root Out Cheating Teachers

AP | Dorie Turner | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Standardized Test Cheating, Standardized Test Scores, Atlanta Public Schools, Test Scores, Keith Bromery, Schools Cheating, Nathan Deal, Mike Bowers, Standardized Testing, Cheating, Cheating on Tests, Teachers Cheating, Test Cheating, Education News

ATLANTA (AP) — Just a month before classes start, Atlanta schools officials are trying to determine how many of the 178 teachers and principals accu...

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'Juking the Stats' in Denver Public Schools

Alan Gottlieb | Posted 08.05.2011

Read More: Education Reform, Accountability, The Wire, Credit Recovery Homework, Test Scores, High School Dropouts, Graduation Rates, Education News

Miraculously boosting graduation rates by giving would-be dropouts a meaningless diploma does no one any favors. And it sure doesn't make anyone look good -- quite the contrary.

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Antonio Villaraigosa: Tough on Teacher Tenure

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: Teacher Tenure, Education, Teacher Evaluations, Test Scores, California, Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Linda Darling Hammond, Tenure, Protests, Teachers Union, Teacher Protests, Education Reform, Value-Added, Larry Sand, Education News

School districts around the country are toughening standards for grading teachers. And if Antonio Villaraigosa has his way, Los Angeles could be next....

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WATCH: Student Demands A More Challenging Education

Posted 07.15.2011

Read More: Video, Education, Test Scores, Statewide Standards, Maria Castro, Failing Schools, Students, Education News

Maria Castro is concerned about her future. A student at a failing high school, where over half of the 2,200 students are unable to pass statewide r...

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Just How Much Do Students Know About Government?

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: Testing, Education, Esea, Test Scores, Sandra Day O'Connor, Data, No Child Left Behind, Civics, Civics Education, Reports, Public Education, Nclb, Naep Civics, Education News

NEW YORK -- Can you name the three branches of the American government, their powers, and how other branches limit their powers? If so, you have a leg...

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Putting The Rumors To Rest: The Truth About The D.C. Schools Investigation

Michelle Rhee | Posted 06.06.2011

Read More: Testing, Michelle Rhee, Caveon, Test Scores, Student Achievement, DC Public Schools, Washington Dc Schools, Standardized Testing, DC School Cheating, Noyes Campus, Noyes School Cheating, Education News

USA Today's reports on the reliability of student test scores unfairly leave the impression district leaders avoided an investigation into possible cheating. Further, it implies cheating was widespread. I'd like to set the record straight.

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My Conversation With Michelle Rhee

Tavis Smiley | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Pbs, Michelle Rhee, Tavis Smiley, USA Today, Test Scores, Education, Teach for America, Education Reform, Teachers, Education News

I spoke with former Washington, DC school chancellor Michelle Rhee about a wide-range of subjects including a story this morning questioning the validity of test scores in DC.

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Conservative Pie: Republicans Introduce Legislation Redefining Pi as Exactly 3

Ian Squires | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mathematics, Education, Pi Day, Test Scores, 3.14, Simplifying Life, House GOP, Pi, Comedy News

Congresswoman Martha Roby (R-Ala.) is sponsoring HR 205: The Geometric Simplification Act, declaring the Euclidean mathematical constant of pi to be precisely 3 in an effort to improve test scores.

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