The logical flaws with identifying students “at-risk”
Every time I hear the term “at-risk,” I wince. It’s [...]
The Charade of Planning: SPSAs, LCAPs and Soviet Five-Year Plans
Could we get “real” on the topic of planning? Planning [...]
As school board trustees make sense of test results, supes have an opportunity to build a common view
California’s CAASPP test results were released statewide on October 18. [...]
When K-12 leaders make mistakes, who takes note?
[This first appeared in Andy Rotherham's blog, "EduWonk" on February [...]
When reporters misrepresent NAEP test results, misunderstandings spread far and wide
The New York Times assigned reporter Sarah Mervosh to make [...]
Why writing an LCAP in this pandemic is an opportunity to transcend the status quo
I have a hunch that you may not be looking [...]
Let’s stop trying to turn teachers into analysts
In ten years, will historians look back at the 30-year [...]
Who’s gathering diagnostic evidence when schools open?
This is a story of connecting the dots, of diagnostic [...]
Free of the CAASPP/SBAC, and free to create new evidence of student learning
The appearance of the COVID-19 virus has led to the [...]
A Great Plan Wins High Praise: Morgan Hill’s LCAP Wins CSBA’s Golden Bell Award
Planning doesn't excite many K-12 leaders. But in the south [...]
