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Career Confidential columnist Starr Sackstein advises a superintendent who wants to help his administrative team align.| Kappan Online
When something sounds too good to be true, it often is…like the State School Board and the Kansas Department of Education claiming that skyrocketing proficiency levels are not related to the state dumbing down proficiency standards. Now, the Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) is joining the chorus with a new video denying that proficiency […]| Kansas Policy Institute
Career Confidential columnist Starr Sackstein advises a superintendent who wants to help his administrative team align.| Kappan Online
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly sent her children to a private school but she won't give that opportunity to less fortunate parents and students.| The Sentinel
KSDE attributes the miraculous ump to "fixing a misaligned system, not reducing rigor."| Kansas Policy Institute
The spread of private school choice programs are fueling growth, but public schools also see the model’s potential.| www.the74million.org
KSDE proposed performance level descriptors like Identified Need and Working Toward Expectations in February instead of Levels 1 and 2 in February.| The Sentinel
One expert suggests traditional letter grading, percentages and weighted assignments are “not the way forward.” But what could alternatives look like?| K-12 Dive
Microschools typically are small, have multi-age classrooms, and focus on self-paced learning. But they vary tremendously in setting, size, and focus. The best currently available estimate is that between 1 million and 2 million students attend microschools full time, and many more attend part time. Microschools seek to serve a wide range of students including […] The post Microschools as an Emerging Education Model first appeared on Micro Schools Network.| Micro Schools Network
For elite performers and athletes in school, online learning allows for academic and professional goals to combine with practice and travel schedules.| Learning Liftoff
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As school choice expands and new models such as microschools emerge, policymakers and advocates must ensure that these options adhere to accountability standards and do not divert critical resources from a universally accessible, high-quality public education system. The rapid growth of microschools and their acceptance of taxpayer dollars in certain states raises questions about their […] The post The Importance of Holding Microschools Accountable first appeared on Micro Schools Network.| Micro Schools Network
For years, much like in the United States, New Zealand has worried about sliding student proficiency in mathematics, as captured by both national and international test scores. Later this month — the beginning of the New Zealand school year — the country is launching an overhaul of mathematics instruction that education leaders hope will reverse the trend. […] The post One country wants to close math achievement gaps by ending academic tracking first appeared on Micro Schools Network.| Micro Schools Network
By Mo CharnotFor NMEducation.com The New Mexico […]| New Mexico Education
Kansas state assessment scores continue to tank. Commissioner Watson and the state board of education look the other way| Kansas Policy Institute
College readiness in English, Reading, Math, and Science is only 18% for Kansas students who graduated in 2024.| Kansas Policy Institute
New Mexico students made tiny gains in literacy and dipped slightly in math proficiency last school year, according to preliminary results released Sept. 19 by the Public Education Department. The post Preliminary results show essentially flat state test scores appeared first on New Mexico Education.| New Mexico Education
