High-growth schools & practices
Across the country, some schools stand out for creating high growth for the students they serve. This research explores the characteristics of these schools and the strategies and practices that drive their success.
Do students’ social-emotional learning (SEL) skills in middle school predict being off-track to graduate high school?
Topics:Growth modeling,High-growth schools & practices,Social-emotional learning
New NWEA Research Explores the Relationships Between Poverty and School Performance
Learn what research shows about how the use of achievement data as the predominant metric for determining school success may perpetuate education inequity.
This kindergarten sneak preview helps families hit the ground running
For three weeks in the summer, children who are entering kindergarten in Portland, Oregon, get ready and get excited to start school. While it’s no substitute for pre-K, getting a preview helps ease the transition for kids, and offers parents a sense of connection. Special correspondent Lisa Stark of Education Week reports.
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Mentions:Beth Tarasawa
Topics:Early learning,Equity,High-growth schools & practices
Evaluating the relationships between poverty and school performance
This visualization presents findings from our reportEvaluating the Relationships Between Poverty and School Performanceand gives you the chance to explore how your school site compares to schools from the sample.
Evaluating the relationships between poverty and school performance
This study examined the relationships between poverty and a school’s academic performance (both student achievement and growth). Educators, advocates, and policymakers can use these data to shape how people look at the performance of schools in their communities and to inform education policy (e.g., the effect of evaluating schools based on achievement vs. growth).
Seven successful strategies for literate assessment
Evidence that suggests principals’ knowledge and skills in relation to assessment leadership—such as incorporating professional development, use of assessment data in classroom planning, and nurturing professional collaboration on matters of student achievement and instruction—are of fundamental importance to building assessment literacy among their teachers.
By:Beth Tarasawa,Amelia Wenk Gotwals,Cara Jackson
Making teacher goal setting more powerful
Most of us believe that when individuals have goals, their performance improves, and this belief is being put to the test in schools today. In an effort to create alignment between district and school improvement efforts, teachers are more likely than ever to have formal performance goals.