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Can Changing Reading and Writing Instruction Raise SAT Scores?
SAT reading scores in 2011 were the lowest on record. This is the second time in the past two decades that reading scores have fallen as much in a single year. It is well known that middle and high school students … Continue reading
Ghetto grammar robs the young of a proper voice
“Language is power. The ability for young people to communicate articulately and intelligently is of huge importance, not only for themselves but also for the way in which they are perceived by others,” writes Lindsay Johns in the August 16, … Continue reading
Cheating in Schools – Lessons Learned
The recent discovery of vast numbers of teachers in Atlanta who faked students’ scores on high stakes tests is an astonishing twist in the use of tests in U.S. public schools. To deal with this issue, some have called for … Continue reading
Narrowing the achievement gap: the high cost of failure
Earlier this month, McKinsey & Company published “The Economic Impact of the Achievement Gap in America’s Schools.” The report finds that the educational gaps between black and Latino students and white students impose on the U.S. the economic equivalent of … Continue reading