The Real Lessons of PISA
The lesson of PISA is this: Neither of the world's highest-performing nations do what our "reformers" want to do. How long will it take before our political leaders begin to listen to educators? Read Full Post >
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December 14, 2010
December 13, 2010
When Standardized Tests Get it Wrong
After reviewing a standardized test his students had taken, a high school teacher discovered that eight of the 28 questions were faulty. Read Full Post >
December 13, 2010
Assessment Consortia: Membership Begins to Shift
Membership begins to shift in the two consortia designing common assessments. Read Full Post >
December 08, 2010
Many Questions Dog Development of New Assessments
A new paper explores unresolved questions that hang over the design of assessments for the new common standards. Read Full Post >
December 08, 2010
Video Series Spotlights Strong Performers on PISA
The series highlights the policies and practices of education systems that have shown strong performance or gains on the international assessment. Read Full Post >
December 07, 2010
PISA: How Top-Scoring Nations Get There
Another report from the OECD, which released PISA results today, describes what top-scoring nations did to produce high levels of achievement among 15-year-olds. Read Full Post >
December 07, 2010
What People Are Saying About the PISA Results
Plenty of people are weighing in on the latest international data, from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to teachers' union leaders and a former governor. Read Full Post >
December 07, 2010
PISA Results: U.S. Reaches International Average in Science, Still Below in Math
In reading, U.S. scores were relatively unchanged, keeping American students in the middle of the pack. Read Full Post >
December 01, 2010
Get Ready: PISA Is Coming!
Expect lots of analysis, and probably plenty of handwringing, after the international test results are issued next week. Read Full Post >
November 30, 2010
Bill Gates Listens to the Wrong People
The eerie similarity between Secretary Duncan and Bill Gates makes me wonder who is running the Department of Education. Read Full Post >
