What Teens Want From Their Schools
Among high school students who consider dropping out, half cite lack of engagement with school as a primary reason, and 42 percent say that they don’t see value in the …
Competency-Based Education
The Education Commission of the States is out with a new policy snapshot that explores competency-based education and provides an overview of current and previous legislation related to this approach. …
Skills for Today: What We Know about Teaching and Assessing Collaboration
Education researchers at Pearson teamed up with the Partnership for 21st Century Learning (P21) to conduct a review of the research literature on the importance of collaboration skills for employers, …
How States Can Promote Local Innovation, Options, and Problem-Solving in Public Education
State policy plays a critical role in determining whether and how well local education improvement strategies can be implemented. As states rework their education policies under ESSA, state and local …
The Shortcomings of Efficiency in Education
Andy Smarick, writing for AEI, has penned a piece on the shortcomings of efficiency as an educational goal. Excerpts from his article appear below: There are very good reasons to …
New Studies Suggest Choice of Curriculum and Textbooks Can Make a Big Difference for Students
Matt Barnum of The 74 recently reviewed research on the importance of curricular materials for student achievement. Excerpts from his article appear below: The idea that schools can get better …
CASEL Guidance, Tools and Resources for SEL
The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) has published a vast set of online guidance and practical tools to help school districts and schools systemically implement practices that …
CCSSO Releases Recommendations for Valuing College and Career Readiness
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and Education Strategy Group (ESG) have released Destination Known, a report which includes recommendations to support states as they develop accountability systems …
Accountability, College & Career Readiness: Is This the Best We Can Do?
In Education Week’s Top Performer’s blog, Marc Tuker recently reflected on the gap between typical American practice and global best practice when it comes to college and career readiness. Below …
This Time, With Feeling: Integrating Social and Emotional Development and College- and-Career-Ready Standards
A new report from the Aspen Institute calls attention to how students’ social and emotional development must be integrated with academics in order for students to fully achieve these aspirations. …