EXPLAINED: What Are Standardized Tests and Why Do We Need Them?

Few issues in education spark more tension and debate than standardized testing. Are they a tool for equity or a burden on students? A necessary check on school systems or a flawed measure of learning? To understand what’s at stake, we first have to...

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How to Get Better at Math: Why Students' Math Identity Matters

The stories you tell yourself about your own math ability tend to become true. This isn’t some Oprah aphorism about attracting what you want from the universe. Scientific research actually backs it...

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