Introduction In 2002, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act was passed by the Bush Administration, marking a pivotal moment for education data in the United States. Though controversial in many ways, NCLB sparked a golden age of data-driven education…
Until recently, I was employed as a senior technical assistance consultant with a large education research nonprofit. My job was to take the research that was generated by my researcher-counterparts and to apply it in the field with schools, districts,…
In my experience, I’ve never seen anyone argue that the education system is perfect as is. A system as essential and complex as education in the US will, of course, have rough edges that need to be ironed out. We…
Standards-based grading (SBG) is an innovative grading system that directly measures and reports student mastery of specific learning standards, rather than providing a single cumulative grade for an entire subject. Unlike the traditional A-F grading scale, SBG focuses on assessing…
In the United States, the demand and supply of educators has waxed and waned over time. If you ask anyone today, most people would tell you that we are currently experiencing a teacher shortage. The need for teachers to fill…
