Educational accountability places a premium on a teacher’s ability to close achievement gaps. For a myriad of reasons, the academic achievement data of children in your class are scattered on the score sheet. An effective teacher will take this scattergram … Continue reading
School Quality: High Outcomes and High Confidence
“How good is your local school?” There was a time when that question would cause the person you asked to break out with a rendition of the Beach Boys’ “Be True to Your School” and tell you that their school … Continue reading
Reading Proficiency Is A Must, Not A Matter of Priorities And Choices
Priorities and choices. Many things in life involve assessing priorities and making choices. On a personal level, most choices involve one person or small groups of people. The scope of options and the effect of choices are limited. On a … Continue reading
A Charlie Brown Take on Protecting Student Data
The adults say, “Millenial children. You intuit the use of technology. Bravo! It is difficult to imagine your generation without your ubiquitous connection to the digital universe.” The children raise their eyebrows without taking their eyes from the screens they … Continue reading
The Political Importance of “Sally, Down the Street”
“Sally” is the name we give to a local person who lives “down the street.” She is our figurative representation of the public at large. Often, when we are considering a proposition we want to present to the public we … Continue reading