Benchmarking Student Data Is Key to Understanding Proficiency
On August 25, the Minnesota Department of Education released the 2021-2022 Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) data. A week later the […]
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Can We Measure Student Engagement? Yes, and We Should!
Like many fourth-grade parents across Minnesota, I received my daughter’s third-grade MCA scores last month. And frankly, it’s easy as […]
Read MoreNew Report Undercounts Minnesota’s Teachers of Color
In September, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) published their first official report on the breakdown of teacher […]
Read MoreMinnesota Leads the Charge in Counting All Kids
To help ensure all students get what they need to succeed, we need to measure how they are doing and […]
Read MoreExcluded and Exaggerated Data Hides the Real State of Our Students
Each year, around the start of the school year, the Minnesota Department of Education provides an update on student achievement […]
Read MoreTaking a Hard Look at Data and Making Harder Choices
We just wrapped testing season in Minnesota. And while Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) results can’t tell the whole story of […]
Read MoreGraduation rates are up. Are our expectations?
Last month, local media reported that four-year graduation rates in Minnesota were up. Not just up, but at an all-time […]
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