high stakes testing

High Stakes Testing Opt Out Numbers

What do the recently released high stakes testing opt out numbers mean? As always, we start with Chalkbeat’s blog — they have THIS story on how opt out numbers are statistically insignificant, but more are on the way. In this post, they show that Chancellor Carmen Fariña distributed a letter to administrators on Thursday, about how […]

By John Russo | Educational Policy

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NYC Principal Addresses Testing

NYC Principal Addresses Testing: Liz Phillips, Principal at PS 321, addresses testing. Sign up for our Weekly Email For Email Marketing you can trust Share this!

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Farina Addresses Teachers

Chancellor Fariña Addresses Teachers Her goal: Restore dignity and Respect to teaching Chancellor Fariña addresses teachers, at a town hall meeting with UFT members. Her first priority — and the accomplishment by which she most wants to be judged — is restoring dignity and respect to the teaching profession. “No one works well if beaten down,” she […]

By John Russo | Educational Policy . New Teacher . Professional Development

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What can we learn from the PISA Results

PISA Results and the Lessons We can Learn As we compare US Students to the rest of the world’s learners, we have a set of metrics we can use to see how different educational systems measure up against each other. This is the PISA. The idea is to test what 15 year olds know, and […]

By John Russo | Best Practices . Educational Policy

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