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PISA 2018: Leaning into the economic headwinds
The latest PISA results largely mirror the findings from NAEP: America’s scores are mostly flat, with some widening of gaps between our high and low performers in reading and math because the higher achieving students are making progress while their less accomplished peers aren’t. America’s standing also improved because some of the highest-achieving countries lost ground. Here are five big takeaways.

Staying on the shelf: Why rigorous new curricula aren’t being used

High achievers are doing better on NAEP, and that’s good news. Period.

Why reformers will miss Secretary DeVos when she’s gone

The relationship between racial discipline and achievement gaps

Wonkathon 2019: What’s the best way to help students who are several grade levels behind?

The Education Gadfly Show: NAEP 2019: It (was) the economy, stupid

From Play-doh to Plato: All students need to grapple with grade-level text

Tailored paths that can combine pre-, on-, and post-grade skills are the solution for students below grade level in math

To help students who are behind, find out if their assignments match their goals

Rigor or personalized learning? Just ask Dr. Seuss.

2019 WONKATHON THIRD-PLACE ENTRY: Follow schools’ leads to embrace personalized learning and academic rigor

To help students who are several “grade levels” behind in reading, focus on building—and assessing—students’ knowledge
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