Assessment’s complexities are a common hurdle for new teachers. My experience as a teacher educator and observations of both novice and experienced teachers show this challenge persists even for veterans. To truly understand how to leverage assessment for learning, it’s crucial to first distinguish between formative and summative approaches.  Formative assessment stands apart in its […]

How one student’s experience highlights the need for a more inclusive, skills-based approach to post-secondary preparation. For some students, college is the assumed ‘next step’—a foregone conclusion. For others, it feels entirely irrelevant. With this in mind, it’s logical to assume that K-12 College and Career Readiness (CCR) initiatives would thus balance these two schools […]

Students achieved an average ACT ELA score improvement of 2.48 points—6.15 times higher than the US national average ACT score improvement over the same duration.

Students achieved an average ACT score improvement of 2.05 points—4.84 times higher than the US national average ACT score improvement over the same duration.