90% of parents believe their kids are at or above grade level, but only 50% actually are. Dale Chu highlights the challenges with receiving and understanding standardized test scores in the latest on #AssessmentHQassessmenthq.org/2024/09/11/t...
"Over the last 20 years, Tennessee has quietly led the way on using data to inform teaching, learning, and policymaking, [leading] to impressive improvements for students and [confidence in] policies and investments." - David Monsouri, TNScore www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
Opinion: We must resist the urge to water down Tennesseeâs nationally leading teacher evaluation and feedback process.
Olympic swimmers are proof that math can help us all be our best. Even if we're not up for a gold medal, we should all challenge ourselves to use math to tackle the problems we face in our lives. #WeAreAllSolverswww.nytimes.com/2024/07/29/w...
In a sport where gold and silver can be separated by a fraction of a second, many of the worldâs top swimmers now scour data for even the smallest edge.
Bellwether's latest report sheds light on the complexities of updating state summative assessments. Dive into the report to understand the tradeoffs and why AssessmentHQ's Dale Chu says maintaining the status quo might be necessary for now. assessmenthq.org/2024/07/22/t...
New poll: Parents across the political spectrum support statewide assessments to measure student progress. But leaders need to show how they use this data to help students! forstudent.org/3KYLd5D
Matrix sampling is gaining steam as a potential innovative approach to K-12 testing. Dale Chu and Chad Aldeman (@chadaldeman.bsky.socialeduprogress.org/we-all-want-...
In a report for FutureEd last month, Lynn Olson and Tom Toch advocate for a âmatrix samplingâ approach to federally required achievement tests. Basically, instead of testing all kids in grades 3-8, st...
In response to current assessment challenges, a report from @futureedgu.bsky.socialassessmenthq.org/2024/06/12/b...
The DC region faces a math crisis that threatens our economic future, with thousands of jobs going unfilled due to a lack of math skills. Itâs time for education leaders to prioritize math education, so our students are prepared to access these careers. federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2...
We should demand that schools across the region have aggressive strategies that put numeracy at the center of the education agenda.