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  • Testing Issue Isn’t as Easy as “1, 2, 3,” But You’ve Got to Start Somewhere0

    • January 30, 2015

    Have you ever watched a big person prepare to do some public speaking behind a microphone? Or maybe you’ve done it yourself. Almost always, when someone asks if the microphone is working, the person leans into the device and says something like, “Testing, testing… 123, testing.” Well, I’m worried that little rote phrase may take […]

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  • Colorado’s K-12 Testing Debate: What Should Stay and What Should Go?0

    • January 30, 2015

    If there is a single word that defines the 2015 K-12 education conversation in Colorado and the United States, that word is “testing.” While testing and evaluations help set critical floors for quality, smart reforms can lift students even higher.

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  • 1/29/150

    • January 29, 2015

    Education Policy Center Newsletter January 29, 2015
    In this issue
    — School Choice Week Takes Off at State Capitol
    — Center Wades into Great Testing Debate
    — Scholarship Success Stories Told
    — Has Jeffco Union’s Fight Started?
    — Eddie Starts 2015 in Style

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  • Little Eddie’s Wet Blanket: What Rise in Teacher ACT-SAT ScoresTells Us0

    • January 29, 2015

    Earlier this week, we talked about a National Council on Teacher Quality report on teacher pension systems. Today, we get to talk about an article from the Hechinger Report regarding the “quality” of teachers entering the teaching force as measured by scores on the SAT and ACT. The article highlights some new research that supposedly […]

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  • After School Choice Week, How About Educate the Reporters Week?0

    • January 28, 2015

    Last Friday I was overflowing with enthusiasm at the kickoff of the 5th annual National School Choice Week. I got even more excited Monday morning for the big Denver celebration at our own State Capitol, where hundreds of school kids and others came to wear their yellow scarves, show their support. There was even some […]

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  • Colorado Gets Bad Grade on NCTQ’s Latest Pension Report0

    • January 27, 2015

    We’ve been talking a lot about policy recently. ESEA reauthorization issues, the hazards of requiring state testing in private schools, and some number crunchin’ on the subject of Colorado’s school funding. Then last Friday, you had a nice break. We spoke instead about School Choice Week, which is sort of like Christmas for eduwatchers like […]

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