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Potential unintended consequences of the new teacher evaluation approaches

Inspired by The Widget Effect and Race to the Top, a number of states have passed legislation linking teacher evaluations to test scores. Most of these laws require that 50 percent of an evaluation ultimately be based upon student test scores. On the surface, this approach to improving school performance sounds reasona...

one year ago by Joe Siedlecki

EdTech

NY and DC Gatherings Highlight Challenges Among Educators

New York and Washington D.C. Area gatherings this weekend highlighted challenges among educators: impoverished students, burdensome testing mandates and a lack of public funds to fill the void of the failed policies of "No Child Left Behind."

one year ago by Getting Smart Staff

EdTech

AEE Policy Brief Points to Deeper Learning Assessments With Technology

"Assessing Deeper Learning," new policy brief from the Alliance for Excellent Education (AEE) points to new assessments that measure a broader range of knowledge and skills to indicate students' understanding of challenging content, critical thinking, problem solving and success for the future.

one year ago by Getting Smart Staff

Leadership

AEI Discusses Limitations and Challenges for Change

Frederick M. Hess, Deborah Gist and other innovative leaders in education shared stories and anecdotes Wednesday around their experiences in state education departments working toward change.

one year ago by Getting Smart Staff

Learning

Ready to Lead

Bryan Setser discusses three things weak organizations do in times of turmoil, and three solutions great leaders provide to leverage times of transition.

one year ago by Bryan Setser

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Compass Learning

Compass Learning provides educational software that empowers educators to unlock the potential of every student by making learning personal. We serve nearly 8,000 schools and millions of students across the United States.

EdTech

Hess Addresses Quality Control in K-12 Digital Learning

Federick M. Hess published today the "Quality Control in K-12 Digital Learning: Three (Imperfect) Approaches" from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, which is the first in a series of six papers generously funded by the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation that will look at accountability, funding, governance, and the edu...

one year ago by Getting Smart Staff

EdTech

Chiefs to Watch

State chiefs to watch in the new year

2 years ago by Tom Vander Ark