For the past three months, The Chronicle‘s reporters have been writing a series of articles collectively titled Measuring Stick, describing the consequences of a higher-education system that refuses ...

Each day, as students enter my biology classroom, someone will inevitably ask the question, “What are we doing today?” My response always attempts to shift their frame of thought from the ...

As technology accelerates the evolution of online learning, rankings can support universities in their digital transformations, setting standards that make for more rewarding student experiences When ...

What Happens When a District Measures What Matters? How one community’s vision reshaped the way students learn and grow. What matters most for students to thrive in life? It’s the kind of question ...

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The coronavirus pandemic supercharged efforts to create new schools and school models. Learning pods, microschools, homeschool co-ops, hybrid homeschools, forest schools, and other efforts that defy ...

We know the assessments used in face-to-face classrooms are not always practical or impactful in remote learning. Thus, the question: How do we assess what our students have learned in distance and ...

Colleges have increased the number of ways they assess their students’ learning, but their use of the data to inform changes in curriculum has not kept pace, according to a report released on Tuesday.

It's not a new question, but it's certainly a divisive one -- how to best measure student learning. As the Department of Education works toward finding a way to assess student learning beyond what ...

Parents, educators and policymakers have faced rising concerns about what students have lost academically during a year of school closures and online learning. Until recently, however, they’ve lacked ...