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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Preparing for MCA Scores: 6 Strategies to Address Lost Learning
This week, the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) will release the reading, math, and science results from the 2021 Minnesota […]
Read MoreMN Legislators Ready to Act on K-12: How House and Senate Proposals Compare
More than a week after Minnesota signed broad COVID-19 response legislation into law, the state’s House and Senate education committees […]
Read MoreEdAllies’ 2020 Priorities at the Capitol
The 2020 legislative session starts today, and policymakers have already identified their top priorities for the year. At EdAllies, we’re […]
Read MoreCan 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 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 […]
Read More7 Education Debates to Watch as the Legislature Wraps Up
With two weeks left in Minnesota’s 2019 legislative session (assuming we don’t head into a special session), our divided Legislature […]
Read More3 Simple Ways to Make the Most of the MCAs
As a 15-year veteran public school teacher and a parent, I know just how important the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments are. […]
Read MoreWhat Education Proposals Landed on the Governor’s Cutting Room Floor (and Why)
As the 2018 legislative session was winding down, I reported out on key provisions that the Legislature had proposed to […]
Read MoreThe Education Conference Report is Out: Here’s What You Need to Know
For the past week, a legislative conference committee has been working to reconcile the differences between education bills that the […]
Read MoreEdAllies at the Capitol: Our 2018 Priorities
The 2018 legislative session kicked off on Feb. 20, and since it’s a short session, things are already in full […]
Read MoreBut Can They Read? Why We Should Care About Student Test Scores
I care about my students’ test scores. That sentiment is a bit taboo nowadays, especially in “progressive” and “liberal” circles, […]
Read MoreMinnesota, It’s Time to Break Up With the ACT
I realize what I’m about to say is unpopular. Minnesota prides itself on how many high schoolers take—and do well […]
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