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High-Stakes Testing and Student Achievement: Problems for the No Child Left Behind Act

Nichols et. al.

2005

High-stakes testing is shown to have absolutely no effect on student learning and study concludes that this style of testing should be removed.

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Michael Weingarth is the founder of Pillars of Learning and Penelope Education as an expert on brain science. His framework to examine compensatory patterns of cognition helps students achieve academically.
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Reimagining public middle schools in Western Michigan.
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Listening and learning from 400+ young people & educators.

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Dan is a social studies teacher in California. Formerly of the Peace Corps and international schools, Dan has a keen interest in creating school systems and culture that emphasize meaning and purpose.

We Need to Think Critically About How the Pandemic is Impacting Our Schools

October 9, 2020

As schools adjust to the reality of Covid, it’s vital that educators stand up for what’s in the best interest of students, teachers, and learning.
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Review: At What Cost?

July 21, 2020

David Gleason paints a dire picture of the pressure we put on adolescents and convincingly insists that it is us - and not the students - who need to change.
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And the more we reinforce this narrative of learning loss, it invalidates everything you just said. Right? Everything that I know that I've learned doesn't matter. Because we're still looking at this year, people didn't measure up. We didn't learn the things we're supposed to learn so now you're behind. Right. So now you're behind, learning loss. And it's really invalidating.

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