The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

In the mid-2000s, Louisiana implemented high-stakes tests known as Louisiana Educational Assessment Program, or LEAP, which required fourth and eighth graders to show that they were grade-level proficient. Most students lost months or even years of school time after Katrina hit in 2005. Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report.

Analysis 125

Analysis Report Data Policies 125

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Jolly wrote in 2005. There are gifted dropouts. By that, the students knew, their teacher meant one of the psychologist Dr. Edward de Bono’s six “thinking hats,” specifically the one that called on thinkers to assess their ideas and look for potential flaws. Psychologists later poked holes in that definition.

Education 145

Education Elementary Report Data 145

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Ocon, who had been at the school since 2005, became convinced that the source of the dismal performance numbers was not the kids but a hidebound curriculum that was simply not working to their benefit. Calendar-driven midterm and final exams are jettisoned in favor of ongoing assessments. We call them ‘benchmarks’.”

Report 91

Report Competency Based Learning Common Core System 91