Headline: Trump Begins Hunt for ‘Bogeyman’ in Colleges’ Admissions Data Me: Good! As I explained last year for ⁦The Martin Center,⁩ this is needed— as there’s good reason to question whether colleges are honoring the law: jamesgmartin.center/2024/10/lets-o… chronicle.com/article/trump-…

For those who don't subscribe to Ed Week, my guest letter about HQIM in Frederick M. Hess 's RHSU column is now available for free at AEI: aei.org/op-eds/do-high… Robert Craigen Natalie (Mullen) Brankin Brian Poncy Holly Korbey Amanda VanDerHeyden Sarah Powell Karen McIntush, Ph.D. Erica Sandberg Tom Bennett OBE

Love the clarity Scott brings to this conversation including why current standards aren't clear enough to work for mastery based learning What’ll It Take for Mastery-Based Learning to Deliver? edweek.org/teaching-learn… Via Frederick M. Hess Scott Ellis Education Week

What Schools Can Learn from a Summer Swim Test In school as at the pool, kids will sink if we don’t insist on excellence. Me, at ⁦Education Next⁩. educationnext.org/what-schools-c…

What can schools learn from a summer swim test? Frederick M. Hess discusses in his latest Old School for Education Next 👇

I'll add to this post by pointing out another Frederick M. Hess wrote about -- the beauty and clarity of a swimming test and what it means for schools in Education Next. A clearly threshold for mastery that allows the individual to make progress - in this case use the diving board.

Clear and binary. You either do it or don't: educationnext.org/what-schools-c…

"If we want high expectations, we must honor and encourage those who maintain them. That means celebrating educators who enforce deadlines, give grades students deserve, and discipline misconduct." 🎯

Trump Is Right to Insist on More Transparency in College Admissions Me, at ⁦AEIdeas⁩. aei.org/education/trum…

The Trump admin. recently announced the Ed Dept. would require colleges to submit disaggregated admissions data. Frederick M. Hess argues: "This is a sensible push for transparency and a reminder that colleges have to abide by the law of the land." Link in next post ⬇

Failed the swim test? No diving board. Failed to meet standards? Schools lower the bar. We need less coddling, more accountability. Dive into Frederick M. Hess’s latest on why high expectations can’t wait.

Frederick M. Hess Education Next True—eg, not one interested party (students, parents, administrators, profs) has a happier life when grade inflation is reversed.

Do Math and Grade-Level Instruction Need a Divorce? Joel Rose of New Classrooms argues that boosting math achievement requires decoupling math instruction from a student’s grade level. See what you think. We discuss, at ⁦Education Week⁩. edweek.org/teaching-learn…

Great stuff from Frederick M. Hess Teachers who care about their students are willing to risk being unpopular in the short term to impart long term benefits.

Insisting on excellence isn't easy, but it's necessary. Bringing back rigorous standards to the classroom is needed. educationnext.org/what-schools-c… Frederick M. Hess

I love this article from Frederick M. Hess. I was a medic in the Army; the stakes for comprehension and mastery are incredibly high, and the training reflects that reality. The goal is to rise above individual circumstances and ensure that every person learns the skill, sometimes one

Set high standards. Give honest feedback. Don't pass kids along without the skills they'll need. Frederick M. Hess tinyurl.com/54f46mpn #education #school James A. Furey Daniel Buck, “Youngest Old Man in Ed Reform” Beanie Dale Chu Dissident Teacher Erika Sanzi Stephen Green Zach Groshell Blake Harvard