Advancing Deeper Learning Under ESSA
Policymakers and practitioners who face a deluge of important decisions affecting thousands of schools can find advice from some of the top education thinkers in the country in JFF’s new …
ESSA Accountability: Don’t Forget the High Achievers
In the early days of the accountability movement, Jeb Bush’s Florida developed an innovative approach to evaluating school quality. First, the state looked at individual student progress over time—making it …
Duckworth: Do not Grade Schools on Grit
In a recent New York Times opinion piece, Angela Duckworth, founder and scientific director of the Character Lab and the author of the forthcoming book Grit: The Power of Passion …
Recent Paper highlights Non-Cognitive Skills
A new working paper from Transforming Education highlights important findings regarding non-cognitive skills, specifically self-control and social competence in students. The paper is organized around nine “headlines;” these are conclusions …
State of the States Report says Gifted and Talented Children are Overlooked
A recent survey and report conducted on the State of the State in Gifted Education by both the National Association for Gifted Children and the Council of State Directors of …
Deeper Learning: A Primer for State Legislators
Deeper learning is a term being used more and more across the country, and state education leaders are being asked to create and implement aligned policies. A new report from …
K-12/Higher Ed Alignment
More and more states, communities, school districts, colleges and universities are focused on helping students get to and through college. Increasingly we understand that to have the strongest impact, K-12 …
Deeper Learning: Policies for a 21st Century Education
The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) explores key elements of policies that support deeper learning in schools – including policies that state boards of education must seriously …
Business Leaders Endorse Rigorous Academic Standards in New Videos
The Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board (CED) unveiled a video series that features business and education leaders discussing why college- and career-ready standards benefit students and employers. …
The Carnegie Unit: A Century-Old Standard in a Changing Education Landscape
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has released the results of its two-year study of the influential, longstanding Carnegie Unit and its impact on education reform in K-12 …