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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.

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

To help students who are several grade levels behind, implement IEPs in elementary and middle school

Low-income students are profoundly underrepresented in gifted programs

On our Nation’s Report Card, strong leadership gets an “A”

2019 WONKATHON WINNER: Beyond the binary: We can foster equity in both opportunity and outcomes

On NAEP, bright spots amidst the gloom

Classroom content: A conservative conundrum

The zombie pedagogical debate

Opening STEM opportunities in Appalachia

Innovation, grade-level standards, and what schools can learn from Teach to One: Math

The Education Gadfly Show: On education, Warren’s got a pander for that

What to expect from the “Nation’s Report Card”: The long shadow of the Great Recession
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