Spring break marks another milestone in the year, with only eight weeks of school remaining when we return. During this time, your family may be planning on camping trips, heading to the beach, getting in some more ski days, the stay-cation (one of our favorites), or just keeping up the regular routine and catching up […]
Read More Stopping the WorldNote: A version of this posting appeared in Colorado Politics on January 22, 2019. For over three decades, the debate over education policy in our state and nation has been primarily waged on three fronts: accountability, school choice, and funding. Colorado created an elaborate accountability system of tests and ranking systems in step with federal […]
Read More The Education Reform We Have Versus the Education Reform We NeedThis month, students in our community, across our state, and across the nation will begin the annual rite of passage that is taking standardized assessments. As a public institution, our district is required to administer these assessments under both state and federal law. It can be rightly argued that the nation’s system of standardized assessments […]
Read More Some Thoughts on Testing
