Topic: Educational assessment

Popularity got school choice this far. Measurable outcomes—student learning, retention, and long-run attainment—will determine whether it lasts.

New legislation builds on lessons from Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee, but success will depend on careful implementation.

It's time for a candid discussion about what truly happens in monthly school board meetings supposedly guiding children's education.

The Georgia Public Policy Foundation has published the College and Career Ready Performance Index overall scores for Georgia’s public schools.

To better understand the outcomes of these academies, the Foundation has recently completed a comprehensive analysis of these programs.

Executive Summary College and career academies offer unique development opportunities to Georgia’s high school students and stand to benefit local economies through the fulfillment of workforce needs. The program is […]

Should Georgia follow the emerging national pattern of learning loss caused by the pandemic, the results from these exams will paint an ugly picture.

Mountains of education data can be useful, but it can also be used to obscure important facts.

Last month, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos made clear she wouldn’t waive federal testing requirements as you’d requested

Last week, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos put the kibosh on pleas to stop meaningful assessments of student learning before the school year had even begun

To meet the constitutional requirement that Georgia’s budget is balanced each year, state government must now cut 14% of expenditures as a result of revenue sho