States all over the map on defining proficiency - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess California is often praised for its “world-class” content standards, which define what students should be taught at every grade level. But when it comes to actual performance standards, defining what knowledge students must demonstrate to prove they’re ...
Negotiate student achievement goals into teachers’ contracts - by Charles Taylor Kerchner Collective bargaining lends itself to lots of different conversations, but it’s hard to talk about what matters most: how spending money will or won’t make education better. An illustration: Jacob Adams, a Claremont Graduate University colleague, has ...