Charter school offers partnership model others can replicate Michael Lauro There is a disconnect between what students know when they leave high school and what they are expected to know when they enter college and the workplace. So, how do you prevent this disconnect? The partnership with higher education and industry is critical to ensuring our youth have the knowledge and skills to succeed. Read more>> Assessment is everything Sponsored by Instructure Assessments measure student learning and provide a powerful means for improving achievement. Learn how Canvas provides a quick and easy way to make formative assessments. Read more>> Why dropping out of school could actually help your kid Time Sir Ken Robinson is now one of the most vocal advocates for unconventional types of education that foster creativity and champion students who aren’t wired for worksheets and standardized tests. He allowed his daughter, for example, to leave high school at age 16 to pursue a self-designed curriculum. Read more>> Transform your classroom observations with eleot® Sponsored by AdvancED We all believe in learner-centric classrooms but measure the quality of teaching through test scores and teacher observations. eProve eleot, the Effective Learning Environments Observation Tool, measures and quantifies active student engagement by looking at classroom expectations, feedback and learning support. Read more>> U.S. high school students should take exit exams Bloomberg View America's high schools have a credibility problem: The country's graduation rate is at a record high, but too many students are receiving diplomas without earning them. The most straightforward solution is to require all high schoolers to pass exit examinations before graduating. Read more>> Malik thought his dream of becoming a chef was over Sponsored by Scantron Ascensus Digital Assessment When Malik took a private class but failed his food safety certification exam, his program had no advice. He was sure his dream was dead. Then his school offered a food safety class in their CTE program. This story spotlights whether we are supporting students in all subjects, including career training. Read more>> Is high school student speech protected on social media? Constitution Daily Students involved in National Walkout Day demonstrations are voicing their opinions on social media. But at what point could those opinions cause problems at schools? The basic Supreme Court decisions that draw free-speech lines for students date back more than 30 years, when the commercial Internet didn't exist. Read more>> Why America's teachers haven't been getting raises The Atlantic Despite the perception that educator jobs are unionized, pay decently well, and are guaranteed-tenure, hundreds of thousands of American teachers have seen their wages and benefits erode in recent years, more so than for many other types of workers. Teachers’ fortunes are emblematic of public workers’ more generally since the Great Recession. Read more>> | 