Building a New Accountability System for Truly Student-Centered Education

Building a New Accountability System for Truly Student-Centered Education

If state leaders are serious about making sure every child succeeds, they must change their assessments tools to improve teaching & learning.
April 2, 2024 | by Mark A. Elgart, Ed.D.
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Building Bridges to the Future

Building Bridges to the Future

How Engineering Consulting Services’ Virginia Office Forges STEM Learning Partnerships
March 11, 2024 | by By Leo J. Titus Jr., P.E., and Myra Sawyers, Ed.D.
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Cognia Acquiring CenterPoint Education Solutions

Cognia Acquiring CenterPoint Education Solutions

Assessment and professional development provider Cognia has agreed to acquire fellow nonprofit CenterPoint Education Solutions, the organizations announced, as part of Cognia’s efforts to expand its assessment programs.
February 29, 2024 | by Michelle Caffrey, EdWeek Market Brief Staff Writer
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Futures literacy leadership: Leading in the age of disruption

Futures literacy leadership: Leading in the age of disruption

In the ever-evolving landscape of education accelerated by rapid, disruptive societal change, the need for visionary and transformative leaders has become more critical than ever.
October 10, 2023 | by Benjamin Jenkins, Ph.D, Robert Neu, Ed.S., Contributions by Katie Hall
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5 steps to transform your district for success

5 steps to transform your district for success

Our district was in the bottom 5% of districts in South Carolina and had been taken over by the state. Here's how we turned it around.
September 1, 2023 | by Dr. Margaret Gilmore, Allendale County Schools
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To keep a strong military, help spouses secure the home front

To keep a strong military, help spouses secure the home front

As the U.S. military struggles to recruit and retain service members, Congress and the administration are weighing a range of options to help combat chronically high unemployment rates among military spouses, which hovers around 22 percent.
April 16, 2023 | by Marcus Lingenfelter, The Hill
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The Vital Connection Between School Performance, Regional Economic Success and National Security

The Vital Connection Between School Performance, Regional Economic Success and National Security

The struggle of U.S. public schools to gain back learning losses students suffered from the COVID pandemic is especially important for those communities near military installations due to the economic benefits put at risk.
March 3, 2023 | by Jerrod Wheeler and Marcus Lingenfelter, Defense Opinion
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Vermont students to take new standardized test in the spring

Vermont students to take new standardized test in the spring

Vermont students in grades three to nine will be taking a new state exam in 2023, with an emphasis on equity.
November 17, 2022 | by Melissa Cooney | Montpelier, VT
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Ivey named first Cognia “STEM champion”

Ivey named first Cognia “STEM champion”

Gov. Kay Ivey in 2020 created the Alabama STEM Council to expand STEM education opportunities in the state.
October 27, 2022 | by Jacob Holmes, Alabama Political Reporter
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What we can do to ensure a quality education for military children

What we can do to ensure a quality education for military children

Why is education quality in elementary and secondary schools a matter of national force readiness? It’s because highly talented professionals with specialty jobs have been leaving the forces due to the less than stellar quality of K-12 education that their children receive around their assigned duty stations.
October 24, 2022 | by Brian L. Henry, Military Times
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