This past month, twelve policy analysts published reports about聽what occurred in the following states: California, Colorado, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
Higher Education
Dan Melzer analyzed the and the , offering his insights and concerns that both reports fail to cite the research on basic writing. Erin O鈥橬eill listed , which include using multiple measures, sharing resources, supporting writing centers, and offering accelerated co-requisite composition courses.
Michael Gos noted the of college faculty in Texas regarding the rigor of dual credit classes. He described the implemented to ensure that 60 percent of Texas鈥檚 workforce of 25-35-year-olds holds a postsecondary credential.
Alexis Hart reported that the after working without a contract for more than a year.
P12 Education
In , Erin O鈥橬eill addressed the concerns of teachers in New Mexico that the scores counted 鈥渢oo much鈥� in evaluations.
Likewise, Stevi Quate wrote in about how switching to PARCC in Colorado led to more students opting out and to Denver revising its rating system. Stevi also noted that despite an increase in high school graduation rates, Colorado is still ranked low nationally.
Although there are in Idaho, Darlene Dyer reported that the new tracking system reports a lower than expected rate.
Aileen Hower concluded that due to its failure to include scores of IEP students.
Emily Zuccaro shared that measured by 鈥淛ob Opportunity and Competition鈥� and 鈥淎cademic and Work Environment.鈥�
Clancy Ratliff analyzed (ESSA), noting that many of the suggested changes are in line with 楼凤天堂 positions. Derek Kulnis discussed , reporting that New York will continue to gather feedback from parents, educators, and students throughout the state in November.
Derek Kulnis also described how libraries are sharing Wi-Fi hot spots, in , and, in , how New York City invited policymakers and teachers from twelve cities to view the rollout of its universal preK program.
Jalissa Bates reported on the new mentorship initiative, in
Apropos for Media Literacy Week, Robin Holland reported that to provide more digital learning.