Tag: ESSA

A musical opened at a National Blue Ribbon vocal and instrumental music-magnet high school north of Baltimore, just 2 days after the election.

Can it help us going forward to study some of the reasons we failed in the past? Sure, and some Ind. U. scientists are trying to do just that.

ACT participation is up a little, achievement of the college-readiness benchmark on the test is down a little. Some state data is released.

There's more to the story about Illinois dropping the PARCC tests for high school students next year, after using the tests for the last two years.

Students, teachers, and everyone is recognizing it, celebrating it, and singing it in many ways from elementary schools to state houses.

The pension fund for the Chicago Teachers Union, says since Pearson shares have fallen 40% in 7 months, the company should reconsider its reliance on testing.

Testimony before a Senate committee focused on flexibility and accountability in the new Every Student Succeeds Act.

The education plan put forth by the Republican presidential candidate earlier this month has a few holes and inconsistencies.

Engaging students in gym class isn't easy. It can require creative thinking on the part of PE teachers. That's what happens in Howard County.

Happy New Year! ESSA, #BlackLivesMatter, floods & tornadoes, concussions, charters, teachers' strikes, corruption: the big stories of 2015.