EXPLAINED: What Are Standardized Tests and Why Do We Need Them?
Few education topics get parents, teachers, and school leaders more riled up than discussions about using results from student tests to measure the quality of state education systems, districts, schools, and sometimes even teachers. But what exactly...
Teacher Diversity Explained: Why It Matters, and How We Got Here
While America’s student body has grown more diverse over time, the teachers working with them have remained overwhelmingly white. While more than half of public school students are students of color,...
