In a recent critique of Smarter Balanced’s online practice tests for mathematics, educational consultant Steven Rasmussen argues that the assessments are “a quagmire of poor technological design, poor ...

I read about rising student math scores and lagging reading scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (Nov. 9, 2011). I find it true that English isn’t getting the focus that it needs.

California’s Smarter Balanced math scores may look nearly identical to last year’s, but math educators said they saw at least one glimmer of hope: 3rd-graders. Third-graders’ relatively high scores on ...

EdSource · When teens counsel teens: Why peer support programs are growing As parents across the state open the envelopes containing their children’s scores on the new Smarter Balanced assessments ...

I have been making a serious attempt to understand this “back to the basics” thing about public education that has been getting so much ink in the last few weeks. The term “back to basics” has been ...