Building writing skills by giving students more and better feedback
What's the best way to improve student writing and literacy skills? Most educators would say practice. Encouraging students to write in a variety of...
In the new PACE assessments, students must prove they can apply...
Souheghan High School, Spaulding High School in Rochester, and Concord High School all have something in common--they've moved to competency-based performance assessments. The Concord...
Concord mom: full-day kindergarten could help attract and retain residents
Interested in the community's support for full-day kindergarten, Concord mom Maria Lucia Natkiel took measures into her own hands: she created her own survey...
Sanborn Regional School District praised as ‘leader in education’ by Governor...
Sanborn Regional School District was recently awarded $100,000 by the Nellie Mae Education Foundation for its commendable work in competency-based education and personalized learning,...
This Maine teacher shows how multiple chances to demonstrate competency can...
Courtney Belolan, a teacher and teaching coach in Maine's RSU 2 school district, which serves communities north of Augusta, explains how student-centered learning can...
When students are accountable for their learning, they’re more engaged and...
The Notebook, a news service for Philadelphia's public schools, featured an excellent primer on project-based learning and assessment--two important pieces of the student-centered learning...
New federal education law gives NH more control over our schools,...
In a Union Leader piece, New Hampshire Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) praised the new federal education reform bill, the Every...
Sanborn Regional High School principal: competency-based education has transformed my school
Sanborn Regional High School principal Brian Stack - together with the school's teachers, administrators and students - has transformed the learning culture of SRHS....
Senator Shaheen: New federal education bill allows states to determine the...
The Conway Daily Sun reported on the statewide response to the Every Student Succeeds Act, the federal education reform bill that replaces No Child...
When it comes to student achievement, demographics need not be destiny
The Union Leader's David Solomon has done a major two-part followup, the most extensive reporting done to date, on the annual Smarter Balanced Assessment...
