(The Brown Daily Herald) By Ameer Malik — I apologize in advance for bringing up the SAT. For quite a few students, including myself, that acronym unearths memories of thick books and No. 2 pencils that are better left buried. But just because many of us here at Brown have already taken the test […]
Read More »(Edweek) By Benjamin Herold The K-12 sector is investing heavily in technology as a means of providing students with a more customized educational experience. So far, though, the research evidence behind “personalized learning” remains thin. The U.S. Department of Education has given half a billion dollars to districts that embrace the trend, with limited findings to date. […]
Read More »(Inc.) By Scott Mautz — As a leader, you don’t want to be defined by the things you didn’t do. Unfortunately, there’s plenty of Monday morning quarterbacks who will take pot shots at you for the plays you didn’t run. So here’s the rest of the playbook. Take action on these painful omissions: 1. Failure to make a decision Indecision can paralyze an […]
Read More »(Cornell College News) By Staff Writers — The new SAT has two sections: mathematics and English, each scored from 200-800, for a total out of 1600. The most recent “old SAT” gave a total out of 2400. While the average for the SAT of 2006-15 was 1500, the average on the newest rendition is showing 1090, […]
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