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More Testing of Students

More Testing of Students

Big new grants announced recently by the feds seek to remedy fears of over-testing students. The current political fight misses the big picture. There is plenty of reason for optimism in more testing. 

The End of the Carnegie Unit

The End of the Carnegie Unit

Education needs to be untethered from measuring success based on how long students spend in a chair. But the same logic applies to people working in schools. Top talent values being allowed to work at a time, place, path and pace of their choosing.  Schools need to remember to untether its employees as well as its students.