College for low-achieving 11th graders?
College classes for low-achieving 11th graders? It’s a hot idea, writes Community College Dean. And a bad one. Also on Community College Spotlight: First, he earned an associate degree. Next he’ll...
View ArticleReformers fail the ‘Tiffany Test’
In stressing the achievement gap above all else, education reformers are failing the “Tiffany Test,” writes Robert Pondiscio on Core Knowledge Blog. As a fifth-grade teacher in the South Bronx, he met...
View ArticleFlorida vouchers draw lowest achievers
Voucher schools don’t “cherry pick” the best students, writes Jon East on redefinED. Students who use the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship are among the lowest performers at the low-performing public...
View ArticleShould low achievers be held back?
Should low-achieving kids be promoted or held back? The research isn’t clear, writes Daniel Willingham. Until recently, comparisons of kids who were promoted and kids who were retained indicated that...
View ArticleSurprise! Early algebra doesn’t help weak students
Hold on to your hats: Low-performing students don’t learn much from middle-school algebra according to new research. From Ed Week: Separate studies of urban middle schoolers in California and in the...
View ArticleEd Sector: High standards help low achievers
High Standards Help Struggling Students, argues Education Sector in a new report. Using NAEP data, Connie Clark and Peter Cookson Jr. compare “below basic” students in states with low and high...
View ArticleBetter high schools for low achievers
“New York City’s lowest-achieving students are, on average, attending higher quality high schools than in years past, and graduating in higher numbers, concludes High School Choice in New York City, a...
View ArticleStop pretending college is for everyone
“College for all” sets low achievers up for “almost certain failure,” argues Fordham’s Mike Petrilli. “High-quality career and technical education” would enable some to succeed. But if students aren’t...
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How to help failing, frustrated students
Like many high-poverty middle schools, Oakland’s Elmhurst Community Prep is trying to reach students who are academically all over the map. One-third of the students are working at grade level in...
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