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. Most students rated “proficient” by the state were anything but.

Academic Standards 87

Academic Standards Assessment Report Trends 87

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The decline has accelerated, and results from the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) have pushed the state into the “learn-from-our-mistakes” category. Academic standards were the next to go. This across-the-board decline in academic quality has been accompanied by fewer educational choices.

Common Core 123

Common Core Academic Standards Comparison Report 123

Edsurge

MAY 20, 2019

At a time of major change at educational software and assessments provider Renaissance Learning executives decided to add one more item to their to-do list. Founded in 2013 and formerly known as Front Row Education, Freckle currently claims more than 700,000 teachers and 10 million students have used the platform across 75,000 schools.

Education 94

Education Company Academic Standards Learning 94

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The state proved a bright spot on the most recent Nation’s Report Card. Mississippi’s gains came as students in many states did worse in 2019 than they did in 2017 on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) — to the disappointment of leaders, educators and parents across the United States.

Academic Standards 72

Academic Standards Policies Assessment Course 72

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 21, 2016

. “These are the first set of scores in which the baseline has been re-established from 2013. That part of the story is over, and the new part of the story (is one) with a new assessment and a more typical life cycle.” ” Sierra Mannie is an education reporting fellow at the Jackson Free Press and the Hechinger Report.

Academic Standards 40

Academic Standards Report Assessment System 40

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report. ” A Hechinger Report analysis found that such lofty goals were common in the 10 years after Hurricane Katrina, particularly between 2008 and 2013, when dozens of new charter schools opened across the city. Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report.

Elementary 68

Elementary Report Meeting Advocacy 68

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Michael McLaughlin and his mother, Michelle, at Michael’s 2013 graduation. This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, in partnership with the Huffington Post. “I Photo courtesy Michelle McLaughlin. But he still struggled.

Education 111

Education Strategy Report Training 111