EdSource · School screen time is rising. California parents are asking where to draw the line Learning the art and skill of effective instruction starts long before a teacher’s first job in the ...

EdSource · School screen time is rising. California parents are asking where to draw the line A bill wending its way through the California State Legislature could remove a valuable tool to evaluate ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. A controversial bill that would have ...

Washington, DC–Though many agree the key to improving public education is placing highly effective teachers in classrooms, the nation lacks a practical set of standards to determine that new teachers ...

Learning the art and skill of effective instruction starts long before a teacher’s first job in the classroom. Aspiring educators begin honing their craft in preparation programs that tie clinical ...

This post is by Rafael Heller, principal policy analyst for Jobs for the Future. Since the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was passed, nearly a year ago, many in the education world have kept their ...

This course gives participants the tools to design globally focused instructional units based on performance assessments. The course will provide educators with a sample Performance Assessment Shell ...

The new “question-of-the-week” is: What is “performance assessment” and how and why should I use it with students? Assessment is an obvious key part of our work as educators. There are many different ...

The discussion during the workshop highlighted a number of key challenges that must be addressed when performance assessments are used for accountability in the federal adult education system: (1) ...

If there's a domain where college faculty could most stand to learn from K-12 educators, it is assessment. Too often, assessment is treated in postsecondary education as synonymous with grading: as a ...

The Division of Evaluation, Assessment and Education Research within the School of Medicine provides expertise, advising and administrative support related to program evaluation, performance ...

The Workforce Investment Act (WIA), enacted by Congress in 1998, requires states to establish a comprehensive accountability system for adult education programs. The WIA mandates that states must ...