Category: Student Achievement
I Was a First-Generation Elite Private School Graduate. My Kids Won’t Follow My Path.
As we drove across the bridge that read, “Trenton Makes, the World Takes,” the red lights brightened my worried face. […]
February 2, 2026
Are Schools Underestimating How Badly the Pandemic Hurt Older K-12 Students?
During the pandemic, Lauren Bauer’s second grader attended a learning pod, a small group of students organized by parents outside […]
January 9, 2026
New Jersey’s $40 Billion Education Machine Is Not Built to Teach
Evan Scott is a lifelong New Jersey resident, a veteran, and a retired military service member. He holds a bachelor’s […]
December 15, 2025
How I Turned Our School’s Tech Lab Into a Space Where Students Thrive
This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here. I turn the key […]
November 12, 2025
Girls Are Scoring Worse Than Boys in Science and Math — Again. What Now?
When it was released in September, the latest national assessment showed some upsetting, although not surprising, trends. Considered a good […]
October 28, 2025
Sanger Unified’s yearslong achievement tied to engaging instruction, focus on student growth
Washington Academic Middle School math teacher Samantha Nixon walks around the class, providing feedback to students about the different strategies […]
October 22, 2025
Erratic results, high costs doomed this districtwide student improvement program
Students in a Fresno Unified School District classroom. Credit: Fresno Unified / Flickr Top Takeaways Fresno Unified and its teachers […]
July 11, 2025
Fresno Unified names Misty Her as superintendent
Fresno Unified Superintendent Misty Her Credit: Fresno Unified / Flickr Top Takeaways Most board members said Misty Her, out of […]
April 25, 2025
NM Vistas: What’s New in State Student Achievement Data?
By Mo CharnotFor NMEducation.com The New Mexico Public Education Department has updated its student achievement data reporting website — NM […]
December 12, 2024