Time by Kim Clark “We are unable to offer you admission…” A heartbroken Brandon Giraldo was about to crumple up the rejection letter from his dream college, Cornell University, when his sister, who happened to be reading over his shoulder, pointed to its second paragraph. Good thing. Today Giraldo is a junior at Cornell, on […]
Read More »( Edweek by Catherine Gewertz ) || High school testing is on the brink of a profound shift, as states increasingly choose college-entrance exams to measure achievement. The new federal education law invites that change, but it comes with some big caution signs and unanswered questions. The questions are hanging over a provision of […]
Read More »Edweek by Debra Viadero, Catherine Gewertz UPDATED The PARCC assessments are generally tougher than the Smarter Balanced tests, ACT Aspire, and the other tests states are using, according to an analysis released Monday. For his study, author Gary Phillips, a vice president and fellow at the American Institutes for Research, examined the achievement levels, or […]
Read More »(Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel ) by Robert Holland National Common Core-aligned standardized tests for elementary and secondary schools are in the midst of a death spiral, despite the $360 million the Obama administration spent on the creation of the two consortia, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) and Smarter Balanced, five years […]
Read More »The days of high school students scrambling to pad college admission applications with forced volunteer hours and inflated academic achievements may soon come to an end. A new report formulated by the Harvard Graduate School of Education and signed off on by admissions representatives from more than 80 colleges and universities across the country recommends deemphasizing personal […]
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