Norms, test results and Lake Wobegon: a cautionary tale
As you are putting finishing touches on your district’s LCAP [...]
Dashboard flaws: why all those colors instead of numbers?
I’m feeling very blue today. I vote green. And I [...]
Why “continuous improvement” is never a straight line
“The key question is whether teaching can shift from an [...]
Steve Ayon’s popular visualizations of CAASPP/SBAC and accountability data
Steve Ayon is a one-man wiz whose smart work visualizing [...]
Does the Dashboard’s combining status and change help or hurt?
The Dashboard has changed a little each year in the [...]
Two more Dashboard mismeasurements: English learners and grad rates
Two more areas of mismeasurement are baked into California's accountability [...]
Five Measurement Flaws That Compromise the Dashboard
The CDE’s Dashboard has become the new interpreter of schools’ [...]
Collateral damage from the accountability wars
[This interview with me appeared in Jenny Rankin's PSYCHOLOGY TODAY [...]
Good news awaits if we stop measuring ELs and start measuring “Ever-ELs”
The California accountability system’s interpretation of the progress of English [...]
Dan Walters sees a “big void” in our return-on-investment in education
Dan Walters, veteran reporter and author covering California politics [...]
