InBoston Parents Schoolyard NewsbySchoolyard NewsLow-scoring students have not gained in the era of test score “accountability”“We had appendicitis and they gave us massive chemotherapy.”Apr 3
InILLUMINATIONbyMatt T.Should students have to memorize names and dates in history class?This week, the NAEP — also known as “the nation’s report card” — revealed that only 22% of eighth graders were proficient in civics. This…May 4, 202329
InBoston Parents Schoolyard NewsbySchoolyard NewsWhy half of Massachusetts students don’t “meet expectations” on MCASState officials set the standard high enough to make it soApr 21Apr 21
InBoston Parents Schoolyard NewsbySchoolyard NewsCan you read like a 13-year-old?Test yourself on questions from the national test that makes headlinesApr 11Apr 11
Frederick M. HessNAEP Needs to Be Kept at Arm’s Length From PoliticsIt’s in all our interests to ensure NAEP releases are buffered from political considerations and walled off from political appointees.Nov 3, 2022Nov 3, 2022
InBoston Parents Schoolyard NewsbySchoolyard NewsLow-scoring students have not gained in the era of test score “accountability”“We had appendicitis and they gave us massive chemotherapy.”Apr 3
InILLUMINATIONbyMatt T.Should students have to memorize names and dates in history class?This week, the NAEP — also known as “the nation’s report card” — revealed that only 22% of eighth graders were proficient in civics. This…May 4, 202329
InBoston Parents Schoolyard NewsbySchoolyard NewsWhy half of Massachusetts students don’t “meet expectations” on MCASState officials set the standard high enough to make it soApr 21
InBoston Parents Schoolyard NewsbySchoolyard NewsCan you read like a 13-year-old?Test yourself on questions from the national test that makes headlinesApr 11
Frederick M. HessNAEP Needs to Be Kept at Arm’s Length From PoliticsIt’s in all our interests to ensure NAEP releases are buffered from political considerations and walled off from political appointees.Nov 3, 2022
Emily KirkmanI Guess Gen Z Will Repeat History“Those who are ignorant of history are doomed to repeat it.” This quote is often repeated or paraphrased by people on the left who are…May 31, 20232
Frederick M. HessThe Future, Present, and Past of ‘the Nation’s Report Card’What lies ahead for the nation’s only true barometer of the state of K-12 education?Jun 30, 2022
The 74Charters Close Achievement Gap With District Schools, Study Finds, With Black and Low-Income…By Linda JacobsonSep 9, 2020
