Assessment Guidance for Portraits of Learners
An exploration of key considerations, and a framework, for exhibitions of learning.
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4 Key Questions States Should Ask About College- and Career-Readiness
States must reconsider their content standards, assessments, and testing practices to keep up with two important trends in college- and career-readiness.
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An Unfinished Track to College and Career Readiness
How we can use state assessment effectively to support a K-12 path that leads to postsecondary success Between 2008 and 2010, I made regular trips to Washington, D.C. through Dulles […]
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Rethinking Accountability for Alternative High Schools
The Problems With Applying Traditional Performance Ratings to Alternative Schools Alternative high schools serve a vital role in improving outcomes for students, particularly for those students who are most at […]
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A Post-Mortem on Maine’s Proficiency-Based Graduation Requirement
Lessons Learned and Recommendations for Next Steps The Maine legislature passed a proficiency-based (also known elsewhere as competency-based or mastery-based) graduation requirement in 2012, which was recently repealed before it […]
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