In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, student performance fell across much of the United States. According to a new study of 2022 math and reading scores, however, North Carolina students suffered one of the country’s biggest tumbles. For describing cross-state differences in educational outcomes, I’ve long relied on the Urban Institute’s analysis of data...
Last month, the National Education Association released “Rankings of the States 2015 and Estimates of School Statistics 2016.” “Rankings and Estimates” is a useful publication for its per pupil expenditure and teacher pay rankings. For example, North Carolina is ranked 41st in teacher pay this year, an improvement of one spot since last year and...
Terry Stoops on new state K-12 test scores; legislators debate changes to tax law for ticketed events; John Hood on academic research on economic growth; Ken Starr on higher education reform; Katherine Restrepo on Medicaid reform ideas
When it comes to test results, educators are increasingly playing fast and loose with the facts. What’s the harm with a little grade inflation, some might say, if students feel good about their performance? Plenty. And the costs – both social and economic – are piling up.
School’s out across the state, ushering in widespread euphoria and visions of summer leisure. But the end of school also means student evaluations of the year’s academic progress are forthcoming. When it comes to interpreting test results, what’s a parent to do? Here’s a rundown of what you need to know.
Educational bureaucrats might ignore the facts of failing test scores, but ignorance won't help students read or write.
Testing "super viser" urges "descarding" the "resluts of the writig tests"; Gov. Easley agrees, saying "Thanks a lottery."
