The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Chamber of Commerce report released that year highlighted a 71-point gap between the percentage of fourth-grade students who scored proficient or above on the state’s reading exam in 2005 and those who scored proficient or above on the 2005 NAEP reading exam.

Academic Standards 88

Academic Standards Assessment Report Trends 88

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

In 1993, Massachusetts enacted a bipartisan education reform law that gave schools a massive infusion of state money in return for high academic standards and accountability. In 2005, the Bay State became the first to have its students score tops in the nation in reading and math at both grade-levels tested on NAEP.

Common Core 122

Common Core Academic Standards Comparison Report 122

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The Magnolia State has been making steady progress on NAEP since 2005. Among them: better teacher preparation and professional development for elementary reading; higher academic standards; state assessments aligned with NAEP’s expectations for students; and steady, consistent work toward the state’s strategic goals.

Academic Standards 72

Academic Standards Policies Assessment Course 72

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2020

As Assistant Secretary, she led the federal effort to promote the creation of voluntary state and national academic standards. From 1995 until 2005, she held the Brown Chair in Education Studies at the Brookings Institution and edited Brookings Papers on Education Policy.

Policies 36

Policies Academic Standards Company Assessment 36

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

For this story, reporters analyzed every available open-enrollment charter application approved between 2005 and 2015 — the decade after Katrina. Open enrollment schools are open to all students who live in the city, regardless of street address or skill level. Related: A new movement to treat troubled children as ‘sad, not bad’.

Elementary 69

Elementary Report Meeting Academic Standards 69

MindShift

MAY 25, 2015

Soulsville opened with only sixth-graders in 2005, then added a grade each year until its first graduating class in 2012. Callaway, of the Arts Schools Network, says it’s possible, if not always easy, for schools to plan activities related to academic standards in arts classes and incorporate the arts into academic courses.

Common Core 28

Common Core Academic Standards Course Report 28

MindShift

JUNE 30, 2015

Farrington said that in 2005, the University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research published the report “ The On-Track Indicator as a Predictor of High School Graduation.” I’d like to see us moving away from grading and credit systems, and instead holding higher standards.

System 28

System Academic Standards Report Study 28