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Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy, 2020
This year's Action Guide examines the need for new ways of measuring student success. Academic test scores are just one method of measuring student progress, offering an incomplete picture of student learning and growth. Educators and state leaders recognize that serving all students well requires focusing on their individual needs, including…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Measurement, Measurement Objectives
McFarland, Valere – Hawaii Educational Policy Center, 2007
This report highlights the importance of addressing the unique set of needs of middle-level students. The struggle over structuring and content of middle-level education--the K-8 versus middle-school/junior-high argument--mirrors to a considerable extent the broader recurring battle of traditionalism versus progressivism. There are few empirical…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Policy Analysis, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Educational Needs