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Assessment and Evaluation

The Problem with Standardized Testing

Many teachers acknowledge that comparative assessment techniques, such as standardized tests, often measure performance more than knowledge.

Helping Students Manage Test Anxiety

Both tests and anxiety are, for better or worse, a part of school life. Students may not be able to avoid test anxiety, but they do need to learn how to manage it.

How Data Sharing Can Help Struggling Readers

When I first created the reading test, it was supposed to simply track student progress. But I quickly discovered that sharing the results of my personal tracking system with students has completely changed their engagement and motivation levels.

Practical Tips to Prevent Plagiarism

Students plagiarize. But they don’t create the problem. Assignments need to require more than Google searches to complete.

Snow Days: Creating Distance Learning Opportunities

School closures, especially lengthy ones, may cause some teachers to worry if lost time will keep them from completing curriculum or put students at a disadvantage.

The Power of Peer Learning: Let Students Teach Literature

Nothing commits knowledge to memory better than having to teach it. Thus, what better way to teach students a piece of literature than to have them teach it themselves?

Reporting on Report Cards: How to Effectively Communicate Student Progress

The debate about report cards isn’t limited to contract negotiations. It represents perennial debates in education: what learning means, and how it can be evaluated.

Is Homework Helping or Hindering? Exploring the Impact on Student Achievement

Traditional homework is not necessarily helping students succeed academically. These days, educators are starting to place more importance on home activities and reading instead.

Education News

New School Safety Trends Report Shows Training and Technology Are Saving Lives in U.S. Schools

CENTEGIX’s 2025 School Safety Trends Report reveals a national movement toward proactive, integrated school safety strategies, including campus mapping.

Girls Experienced Disproportionate Setbacks in STEM Skills Post-COVID

COVID-19 has been an unequal crisis, disrupting learning more deeply for some student groups than others.

For 8th Straight Year, 100% of Success Academy Grads Accepted to 4-Year Colleges

66% of students were accepted to selective institutions. Graduates were awarded more than $20 million in financial aid.

Common Sense Media Releases New AI Toolkit for School Districts

The toolkit provides teachers and district leaders with practical tools to facilitate AI adoption.

Ohio Teacher Wins Summer Getaway in “Sunshine for Teachers” Contest

The grand prize winner and 19 first prize winners celebrated with their schools during schoolwide smoothie parties hosted by Tropical Smoothie Cafe.

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