The end of the testing consortia as we know it?
Alabama’s decision to drop out of both consortia and choose a battery of ACT exams is enormous
Alabama’s decision to drop out of both consortia and choose a battery of ACT exams is enormous
A first look at today's education news: The RNC adopts a resolution attacking the Common Core, teacher unions aim to organize charter schools, and more
New Jersey just released new report cards for all schools in the state. The information now available, including indicators of college- and career-readiness and excellent “peer school” comparisons, is invaluable. And it is deeply discomfiting for many of the state’s complacent schools and districts.
A first look at the education news from this weekend and today: Some NY school parents are planning to boycott the new Common Core-aligned tests, researchers caution that school districts must be thoughtful about how they close schools, and more
Let's mend it, not end it
A first look at today's education news: More contractors take advantage of NYC's poorly regulated pre-K special-ed program, Indiana's school-voucher expansion hits another snag, and more
Sage advice and news tidbits from Andy Smarick
A first look at today's education news: Simply explaining college admissions processes makes high-achieving students more likely to apply to colleges that match their abilities, robot teachers are on the loose, and more
Lone Star State moves to lower its own standards
Will the new science standards make the grade?
A first look at today's education news: The final NGSS draft and President Obama's budget proposal are out, most LAUSD students aren't prepared for college, and more
A first look at today's education news: Britain's Iron Lady is memorialized, NYC's revamped gifted screening process didn't change much, and more
Foreign policy isn’t all that Margaret Thatcher and her team had in common with Ronald Reagan and his
A first look at today's education news: Bill Gates cautions against overusing standardized tests in teacher evaluations, NYC teachers are staying in their jobs longer, and more
Intelligently mend test-based accountability, don't end it
Andy's picks, from Kansas City to CALDER
A first look at today's education news: Mississippi passes legislation providing $3 million to partially fund pre-K programs, a look at Tennessee's Achievement School District, and more
A new book from Sir Michael Barber, noted British education reformer, describes an effort to improve education in rural Pakistan
It's a stretch—education is a classic social issue, while education reform is largely a governance challenge
A first look at today's education news: "Cram schools" are gaining popularity, Texas considers scaling back its high school graduation requirements, and more
A first look at today's education news: Atlanta's former schools chief and three-dozen others have been indicted for test fraud, the common-assessment consortia will undergo a federal review process, and more
A collection of news and announcements
A first look at today's education news: Connecticut schools have begun to tighten graduation requirements, "Bring Your Own Device" may lead to a "digital divide," and more
A first look at today's education news: A report finds that NJ's pre-K program has lasting benefits, Gov. Branstad of Iowa proposes raising teacher salaries and offering incentive pay to teachers, and more
A first look at today's education news: The Indiana Supreme Court upholds the state's school-voucher program, NAEP will administer a new test on technology and engineering literacy, and more
A first look at today's education news: New Jersey takes over the Camden school district, NY State legislators pave the way to end the teacher-evaluation standoff, and more
Even as national and international exams tell us American high schoolers aren't making significant achievement gains, freshmen SAT scores at the nation's top colleges keep rising
A first look at the education news from this weekend and today: Chicago's fifty-four school closures has communities in an uproar, districts seek greater flexibility with the funds they have, and more