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College Board Is Dropping The 'Adversity Score.' Good.
The College Board announced today that it is dropping its recent plan to calculate an "adversity score" for students who take the SAT. David Coleman, CEO of the College Board admitted, "The idea of a single score was wrong. It was confusing and created the misperception that the indicators are specific to an individual student.”
How High-Quality Assessments Prepare Students For Workforce Readiness
Investors have been busy the past several weeks as many of the country’s largest companies released the most recent quarterly reports of their earnings and performance.
What It Will Take For School Wraparound Supports To Fulfill Their Potential
In the most recent issue of Education Next, Mike McShane presents a strong take on the current state of integrated student supports—or wraparound services—in schools in his article “Supporting Students Outside the Classroom.”
America's School Funding Struggle: How We're Robbing Our Future By Under-Investing In Our Children
This week, U.S. lawmakers will gather for the annual National Conference of State Legislators meeting to tackle a range of issues, including school funding, which they identified as their top priority earlier this year.
California Grows an Educational Approach That Links Student Aspirations to Workforce Needs
Simon Tran is on the fast track. A junior at the Kearny High School of Digital Media and Design in San Diego, Simon makes the most of learning in a school with a digital media arts industry theme.
Big Business Bets on Education, Turning Factories and Corporate Campuses Into Schools
Tired of looking for workers and not finding enough of them with the right skills, some of the world’s largest businesses are partnering with local governments to train the next generation of American workers.
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