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K-12 Student Learning and Achievement |
Improving the math and science skills of our nation's youth is an important step in ensuring and promoting innovation-led economic growth in the coming decades.
Similarly, measuring student achievement is essential for effective school reform. Schools cannot be re-oriented toward performance unless they know what they are trying to accomplish and can measure progress toward these goals.
Educational measurement by itself won't improve America's schools. Without it, however, we cannot know how far we've come or how far we have to go to give our children the education they deserve
What's NewNews Friday, December 9, 2011 Schott Foundation for Public Education honors Charles Kolb at the Hot Schott Awards Gala On December 9, The Schott Foundation honored CED President Charles Kolb with the “Hot Schott” Award for Business Leadership at their annual awards dinner. The... read moreFriday, June 12, 2009 Data-Driven Schools See Rising Scores By John Hechinger for the Wall Street Journal
Last fall, high-school senior Duane Wilson started getting D's on assignments in his Advanced Placement history, psychology and... read moreCommentary Wednesday, February 9, 2011 Educational Success: America's New Industrial Policy By Charles Kolb for the Huffington Post
The United States has typically avoided the government-sponsored industrial policy of our economic competitors. Americans believe that government should... read moreEvents Tuesday, December 7, 2010 Pisa 2010: World Class Education for Global Competitiveness Policy Briefing
Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 2-4 pm
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room SD-G50
Reports Wednesday, May 7, 2003 Learning for the Future Changing the Culture of Math and Science Education to Ensure a Competitive Workforce (2003)
This report argues that improving the math and science skills of our... read moreWednesday, January 17, 2001 Measuring What Matters Using Assessment and Accountability to Improve Student Learning (2001)
This report hails testing and accountability as key to improving student learning. CED cautions, however, that tests... read more |
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