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On the Future of State Testing. Am I holding up two fingers to argue a) for peace between assessment-for-instruction and testing-for-accountability camps, b) that no single test can serve these 2 purposes well, or c) that AI is the solution to both? @futureedgu.bsky.social @bonnierok.bsky.social

Q&A: David Yeager on the Science of Motivating Young People In his new book, “10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People,” David Yeager, Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and a FutureEd research advisor…

Our policy director @lizcohen12.bsky.social sat down with David Yeager to talk about his new (August '24) book, a high-standards-high-support model for supporting young people in and out of the classroom, and why stress isn't as bad for kids as you might think! www.future-ed.org/qa-david-yea...

Kamala Harris’s Surprising Evolution on Truancy Harris’s evolution on the issue of student absenteeism

News stories are revisiting Kamala Harris on truancy when she was a state prosecutor. But the story of her shift on the issue has been less frequently told. Harris evolved to invest in prevention, better data and communication with families. Learn more. #EduSky www.future-ed.org/kamala-harri...

New Evidence Affirms Teachers Should Go Slow Using AI to Grade Essays When ChatGPT was released to the public in November 2022, advocates and watchdogs warned about the potential for racial bias. The new large language model was created by harvesting 300 billion words…

Teachers of #EduSky, before you jump into grading essays with #AI, read @jillbarshay.bsky.social's latest on research showing AI grading has treated writing by Asian Americans differently. www.future-ed.org/new-evidence...

Navigating the Artificial Intelligence Revolution in Schools A report highlighting AI’s role as a supportive tool in education

One piece of business the NEA completed last week before a staff strike halted their annual convention: they passed an #AI policy. But guidance across states is fragmented.

Our explainer lays out the issues. #EduSky www.future-ed.org/navigating-t...

Tapping College Students to Sustain High-Quality Tutoring Post Pandemic This piece originally appeared in The Hechinger Report. Thousands of public school districts and charter schools have turned to tutoring as a popular and effective way to jumpstart lagging student…

Less than 10% of the nation's college students could bring high-impact #tutoring to a quarter of the nation's K-12 students. Here's how federal work-study could be tweaked to make it happen. #EduSky #Edpolisky www.future-ed.org/tapping-coll...

How to Make Advanced Education More Inclusive While debates rage over who should win admission to selective high schools, public education leaves millions of talented young people, many of them students of color and from low-income backgrounds…

FutureEd Senior Fellow Peg Tyre offers five strategies to give more capable students access to advanced learning. Step One: retire the word "gifted." Read more, #EduSky: www.future-ed.org/how-to-make-...

Navigating the Artificial Intelligence Revolution in Schools A report highlighting AI’s role as a supportive tool in education

In the wake of the collapse of AllHere, maker of LAUSD's Ed chatbot, it's a good time for school districts to remember there's no need to rush into AI too soon. www.future-ed.org/navigating-t...

Play Education Bingo During the Presidential Debates With the first presidential debate coming up on Thursday, June 27 at 9 p.m. ET, we’re eager to hear the candidates\’ plans for improving education. We anticipate discussions on the FAFSA rollout…

Need some ed-bingo to get you through tomorrow night's presidential debate? Play along with us! Download our new bingo card here. #EduSky www.future-ed.org/play-educati...

Incomplete: The Unfinished Revolution in College Remedial Education Reforms around college remediation programs, or developmental education, have stalled, leaving many underserved students stuck. This report explains how to revive the “dev-ed” movement.

The 2010s saw an explosion of innovation re: #college remedial education. But since then, dev-ed has stalled. @FutureEdGU shows what went wrong and how #HigherEd can get dev-ed reform back on track. www.future-ed.org/incomplete-t...

Public Education’s Reinforcements | Washington Monthly New tutoring programs funded by the Biden administration and governors of both parties are shrinking the achievement gap in America’s schools. They could be the foundation of a bipartisan movement to ...

New from @thomastoch.bsky.social and @lizcohen12.bsky.social. #EduSky #edpolisky washingtonmonthly.com/2024/06/23/p...

Incomplete: The Unfinished Revolution in College Remedial Education Reforms around college remediation programs, or developmental education, have stalled, leaving many underserved students stuck. This report explains how to revive the “dev-ed” movement.

Our latest report, Incomplete: The Unfinished Revolution in College Remedial Education, explains what the dev-ed reform movement has achieved, why it stalled, and what needs to be done to get it back on track. #HigherEd #EduSky #edpolisky
www.future-ed.org/incomplete-t...

WEBINAR: Applying Lessons from Advocacy Research to Expand Tutoring in Public Education What led to the rapid spread and adoption of tutoring as a solution? What will it take to bring tutoring to the scale? And what can the science of advocacy teach us about how other policy ideas might…

Join FutureEd and 50Can on June 25 for an enlightening conversation about applying advocacy research to the cause of tutoring. #EduSky #Edpolisky www.future-ed.org/event/webina...

WEBINAR: Rethinking Gifted Education Few policies in public education have been as contentious as how schools identify and educate their most academically able students. Some seek to dismantle gifted-and-talented programs, exam schools…

ICYMI, check out our recent webinar on rethinking gifted education. Could advanced learning be the way forward to create both equity and excellence? #EduSky #edpolisky take a look: www.future-ed.org/webinar-reth...

Breaking the assessment stalemate | Assessment HQ

In response to current assessment challenges, a report from @futureedgu.bsky.social proposes a "two-tiered system" to balance accountability and instructional utility by separating state tests from federal mandates. Dale Chu shares his thoughts in the latest on AHQ. assessmenthq.org/2024/06/12/b...

Excellence with Equity: The Case for Rethinking Gifted Education A new vision of advanced education that embraces both academic rigor and equity, profiling school districts in Arizona, New York City, and Montgomery County

It's time to retire the word "gifted," and its elitist roots, argues Senior Fellow Peg Tyre. A handful of school systems are building advanced learning for kids with aptitude and appetite. Learn more. #EduSky #EdPoliSky www.future-ed.org/excellence-w...

None of the Above: A New Vision for State Standardized Testing Statewide standardized testing has played a central role in public education for three decades, providing insights into school performance and driving improvement. But state testing…

Should we decouple state tests from federal accountability? We might have to, to support budding innovations that support better teaching and learning. Authors Tom Toch and Lynn Olson make the case in our latest report, "None of the Above." #EduSky #EdPoliSky www.future-ed.org/none-of-the-...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Rethinking Gifted Education. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Rethinking Gifted Education. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Tomorrow! Join Tom Toch, Peg Tyre, and experts from New York City, Arizona, and Johns Hopkins University for a rethinking #gifted education webinar. Register: georgetown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Research Notes: The Impact of Reducing Teacher-Licensure Requirements As school districts around the country contend with teacher shortages, policymakers have sought ways to incentivize people to become teachers. One strategy is reducing teacher-licensure requirements.

ICYMI, #EduSky An April study on MA teachers shows emergency-licensed teachers and their peers with traditional licenses achieved similar student test score growth in math and English Language Arts. www.future-ed.org/research-not...

Tapping College Students to Sustain High-Quality Tutoring Post Pandemic This piece originally appeared in The Hechinger Report. Thousands of public school districts and charter schools have turned to tutoring as a popular and effective way to jumpstart lagging student…

High-quality tutoring is effective, but expensive. Building a path for work-study to support college student tutors could be a win-win for tutors and the young people they serve. #EduSky #Edpolisky Read more: www.future-ed.org/tapping-coll...

Excellence with Equity: The Case for Rethinking Gifted Education A new vision of advanced education that embraces both academic rigor and equity, profiling school districts in Arizona, New York City, and Montgomery County

Our report shows how schools are refocusing from gatekeeping (trying to figure out who is "gifted") to opening opportunity to motivated young people who are hungry for more learning: www.future-ed.org/excellence-w...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Rethinking Gifted Education. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Rethinking Gifted Education. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

How can gifted education become more equitable and accessible? #EduSky friends, find out in our June 6 webinar! Speakers include author Peg Tyre, Johns Hopkins expert Jonathan Plucker, and leaders in the work from Arizona and New York City. Register here: georgetown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Three Lessons School Districts Have Learned About Contracting for Results FutureEd has been tracking outcomes-based contracts in tutoring since last year. We\’ve written about it here and here. Jasmine Walker implemented outcomes-based contracts in Duval County Public…

School districts are exploring outcomes-based contracting for tutoring. Vendors get more $ when students hit learning goals, and less when they don't. #EduSky friends, check out some hard-won lessons from experience about how to make it work: www.future-ed.org/three-lesson...

None of the Above: A New Vision for State Standardized Testing Statewide standardized testing has played a central role in public education for three decades, providing insights into school performance and driving improvement. But state testing…

A new report from FutureEd Director @thomastoch.bsky.social and Senior Fellow Lynn Olson proposes a new state testing model. It would allow states to innovate around testing, create more transparency, and strengthen educators' focus on teaching and learning. #EduSky www.future-ed.org/none-of-the-...

WEBINAR: Rethinking Gifted Education Few policies in public education have been as contentious as how schools identify and educate their most academically able students. Some seek to dismantle gifted-and-talented programs, exam schools…

Join us Thursday, June 6 for a webinar on rethinking gifted education. FutureEd Director Tom Toch will moderate a discussion with author Peg Tyre, Johns Hopkins' Jonathan Plucker, and school district leaders from New York City and Arizona. Register: www.future-ed.org/event/webina...

Testimony: Strategies for Solving Chronic Absenteeism in the District of Columbia FutureEd Policy Director Liz Cohen delivered testimony to the Council of the District of Columbia, Committee of the Whole, on May 13, 2024. Good afternoon and thank you for inviting me to testify…

It can't be said too often: "Improving attendance comes down to two things: information and relationships, both in schools and between schools and families." @lizcohen12.bsky.social gets specific on how DC Public Schools can do both. #EduSky #edpolisky www.future-ed.org/testimony-st...

Progress in Spending Federal K-12 Covid Aid: State by State A state-by-state breakdown of federal Covid-relief aid ESSER spending

UPDATE: The latest data show states and school districts have spent 78.2% of their federal pandemic-relief funds. #EduSky and #edpolisky friends, see how much your state has spent so far: www.future-ed.org/progress-in-...

Teachers Like Us: Strategies for Increasing Educator Diversity A report outlining the research and recommendations for building a more diverse teacher workforce

As we mark #Brownat70 today, #EduSky friends, let's not forget that resistance to the decision led to mass firings of Black educators. Here's how we restore much-needed diversity in the teaching profession: www.future-ed.org/teachers-lik...

Q&A: Jackson on How School Spending Cuts Affect Student Achievement How cuts to education spending lead to weaker student outcomes

Pandemic-relief funds for schools are winding down, and talk of budget cuts is already in the air. What impact might cuts have on student learning? In this Q & A, @kirabojackson.bsky.social offers lessons learned from the Great Recession. #EduSky #EdPoliSky www.future-ed.org/how-do-schoo...

Attendance Playbook: Smart Solutions for Reducing Student Absenteeism Post-Pandemic Research and best practices on evidence-based strategies to reducing student absenteeism

Today at the White House, folks are gathering to talk about solutions to the problem of chronic absenteeism. #EduSky friends, if you're looking for resources, take a look at our Attendance Playbook: www.future-ed.org/attendance-p...