Turning Over a New Leaf: Better Turnover Figures Make Me Smile
There are a lot of exciting days every year. Christmas, Easter, snow days, and my birthday all spring to mind immediately. But for education nerds, there’s no day more exciting than New Numbers Day....
View ArticleCommissioner’s Resignation Shatters Friday Quiet
Yesterday, we took a philosophically taxing tour through the moral stickiness of education. I had hoped that today would be a good chance to cool off and talk about something a little less heavy. No...
View ArticleCO Charter Schools Knocking It Out of the Park in Latest Report
It’s back-to-school season in Colorado. Some kiddos started class today, and many more will be hitting the books again over the next couple of weeks. By the time August is over, most of Colorado’s...
View ArticleNew School Year, New Assessment Data
As I mentioned last week, it’s back-to-school season in Colorado. As it turns out, it’s also get-your-test-scores-back season. Yes, that’s right. We have a whole raft of new data to dissect and...
View ArticleWhat the Heck is Academic Growth, Anyway?
Growth is exciting. I love watching my mom and dad mark another notch on the wall every year, and it’s been crazy to watch my favorite little puppy grow into a full-size dog almost as big as me....
View ArticleSo… What Happens Now? Thoughts on What President Trump Means for Education
Something happened last night. I was already in bed, of course, but I could hear strange shouting downstairs. I couldn’t quite make it out, but it sounded like someone saying, “Wisconsin?! What?!” This...
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