How sound is your evidence of reading? The case for multiple measures.
You think your 1st or 2nd or 3rd graders are [...]
Combining multiple measures of reading so teachers refer the right kids to Tier 2
I’m eager to share a story of our use of [...]
School and district plans require a long view of the progress of learning
While California district planning teams sweat the last weeks of [...]
How far from the evidence should you stand in order to make sense of it?
If analysis is what you’re doing, you face some of [...]
Who’s gathering diagnostic evidence when schools open?
This is a story of connecting the dots, of diagnostic [...]
Prepare for surprises when you assess students in the fall
I am weary from reading predictions of pandemic-related learning loss. [...]
Measuring gaps the right way: Stanford’s Educational Opportunity Project
Although the California Dept. of Education’s Dashboard continues to mismeasure [...]
When Teachers Are Left Alone to Make Sense of Test Results, Half Get It Wrong
For more than 20 years, higher-ups have been urging educators [...]
What’s wrong with data-driven decision-making?
Let me know if this surprises you. I don’t believe [...]
Why “continuous improvement” is never a straight line
“The key question is whether teaching can shift from an [...]
