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No Correlation Between a Lift In State Standards and A Rise in Student Performance

November 19, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Daniel Hamlin and Paul Petersen of Harvard University says no evidence suggesting a correlation between proficiency standards and student achievement exists.

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: Daniel Hamlin, Education Next, National Assessment of Educational Progress, Paul Petersen, proficiency standards, state standards

2017 NAEP Results Show Little Change

April 10, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

The 2017 results from the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) in Mathematics and Reading have been released and there has been little change.

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: NAEP, National Assessment of Educational Progress

Using NAEP Proficiency for Accountability Sets Florida Students Up for Failure

April 19, 2017 By Jane Robbins

Jane Robbins: The Foundation for Florida’s Future wants school accountability ratings that are linked to whether students are deemed “proficient” on the NAEP.

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: Florida, Foundation for Florida's Future, Jeb Bush, Karen Effrem, NAEP, National Assessment of Educational Progress

Activists Challenge Plan for NAEP to Assess Student “Mindsets”

June 28, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Dozens of groups have joined Liberty Counsel to object to the plan for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to assess student mindsets.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: American Principles Project, data mining, Eagle Forum, Education Liberty Watch, Liberty Counsel, measuring grit, NAEP, National Assessment of Educational Progress, student mindsets

“Noncognitive” Factors: Are they Fair Game for Data Collection and Instruction?

April 29, 2016 By J.R. Wilson

In February 2013, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology released a draft of Promoting Grit, Tenacity, and Perseverance: Critical Factors for Success in the 21st Century. To many who were aware of this report, it was alarming and controversial. In the summary of this report it says. “There is a growing movement […]

Filed Under: Longitudinal Data Systems, Privacy Invasion/Data Mining, Privacy Rights FERPA AND PPRA, Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: Education Lilberty Watch, Emmett McGroarty, FERPA, Florida Stop Common Core Coalition, Jane Robbins, Karen Effrem, Liberty Counsel, NAEP, National Assessment of Educational Progress, Noncognitive factors, PPRA, Promoting Grit, SETRA, Strengthening Research Through Education Act

Common Core Is Not Getting Kids College Ready

April 28, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

12th graders saw their average NAEP scores in math and reading drop from 2013 to 2015 which shows Common Core is not helping with college readiness.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core, NAEP, National Assessment of Educational Progress

Boston Herald Says No to PARCC

October 12, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

The Boston Herald’s editorial board calls on the state of Massachusetts on Monday to keep the MCAS in lieu of adopting PARCC as the state’s assessment.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Education at State Level Tagged With: Boston Herald, common core assessments, Masschusetts, MCAS, Mitchell Chester, National Assessment of Educational Progress, PARCC

Why Fix What Isn’t Broken?

October 30, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

“Why fix what isn’t broken?” That is essentially the question that the New Hampshire Union Leader asked in their Monday editorial.  They write: If New Hampshire were a nation, it would rank among the top in international math and science scores. So why are all New Hampshire school districts being asked to adopt new, untested […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, National Assessment of Educational Progress, New Hampshire Union Leader

Education Monopolies: Money Down the Drain

August 31, 2011 By Shane Vander Hart

Deborah Thornton, a research analyst at the Public Interest Institute in Mt. Pleasant, IA, pointed out in a guest post at Caffeinated Thoughts that even though education spending has increased dramatically over the last 20 years, results have not.  Thornton writes: For example, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in 2007 reported that 12th […]

Filed Under: Education at State Level, Homeschool / Private School Tagged With: Deborah Thornton, education monopolies, National Assessment of Educational Progress, school choice

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