Tag: testing and accountability
Nation’s report card has better grades for charter schools
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) created a new measure of socioeconomic status for the 2024 exams. This is a welcome addition, and a better measure of student economic status has proven revealing, specifically regarding charter school performance. Shifting eligibility criteria made the reliability of the old standby, free... READ MOREWhy school systems fail
Authors Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson distinguished between “inclusive”...
READ MORECan Arizona regain the lost golden age of NAEP improvement?
“Sweet are the uses of adversity, Which, like the toad,...
READ MORECatholic schools are thriving in Florida – and outperforming all over the country
Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica...
READ MORENation’s Report Card documents continued academic decline
The NAEP released 2024 results last week, and the results...
READ MORECan this bill help online students take their tests?
For years, Florida’s online schools have grappled with a logistical...
READ MORELong-term trend NAEP brings more bad news
The National Assessment of Educational Progress released Long Term Trend...
READ MOREForget our political squabbles; in education, parents already matter
Editor’s note: This commentary from Jay Mathews, an education columnist...
READ MOREFlorida reform cocktail retains potency
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released “the nation’s...
READ MOREFlorida NAEP Math scores: The good, the bad, the ugly
Florida’s Reading test results in the National Assessment for Education...
READ MOREFlorida Catholic schools celebrate success as they outscore public schools on ‘Nation’s Report Card’
As public school leaders began delving into the details of...
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