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Nicholas Lemann; Marvin Krislov, Contributor; Prudence Carter, Contributor; Patricia Gándara, Contributor – Princeton University Press, 2024
In the 1930s, American colleges and universities began to screen applications using the SAT, a mass-administered, IQ-descended standardized test. The widespread adoption of the test accompanied the development of the world's first mass higher education system--and served to promote the idea that the United States was becoming a…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Higher Education, College Entrance Examinations, College Admission
Starr Sackstein – ASCD, 2024
The single greatest authority on student learning is the student doing the learning--but the right structures must be in place for students' voices to be clearly heard and truly valued. Conventional formative and summative assessment are most often conducted through one-size-fits-all quizzes and tests that yield narrow, predetermined categories of…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Vignettes, Standardized Tests, Grading
Lazar, Althier M.; Moran, Kaitlin K.; Edwards-Alexander, Shoshanna – Teachers College Press, 2023
This book shows literacy professionals how to develop the dispositions and actions associated with advocacy-focused teaching. While portraits of culturally conscious literacy teachers are now readily available, becoming such a teacher continues to be a challenge. Drawing from 60+ years of experience working with teacher candidates and teachers in…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Teaching Methods, Literacy, Literacy Education
Abrams, Annie – Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023
Every year, millions of students take Advanced Placement (AP) exams hoping to score enough points to earn college credit and save on their tuition bill. But are they getting a real college education? The College Board says that AP classes and exams make the AP program more accessible and represent a step forward for educational justice. But the…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Standardized Tests, High School Students, College Curriculum
Nicholas Limerick, Editor; Jamie L. Schissel, Editor; Mario López-Gopar, Editor; Vilma Huerta Cordova, Editor – Teachers College Press, 2024
The effects of colonialism in education and society have deep and difficult legacies. This book argues that it is necessary to better understand the deep roots of colonialism in order to realize justice and overturn forms of oppression in education policy, in classrooms, or in family and community-based education. Highlighting research from across…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Multilingualism, Educational Policy, Power Structure
Ginsberg, Rick; Zhao, Yong – Teachers College Press, 2023
In the 1950s and 1960s, students practiced ducking under their desks in case of an atomic bomb attack. We know that this was silly and provided no protection and many school practices that are popular today are equally silly. This book explores a wide range of what the authors label "duck and cover" policies--ideas that may have started…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Educational Policy, Program Effectiveness, Educational Strategies
Nuñez, Isabel, Ed.; Goulah, Jason, Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2021
Students, parents, and educators are increasingly frustrated, demoralized, burned out, and discontented with education and schooling today. At no time has it been more necessary to revitalize hope in the promise of education or to reestablish joy in teaching and learning. In this timely and inspirational volume, authors from diverse disciplines…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Social Environment, Context Effect, Activism
Finn, Chester E., Jr. – Harvard Education Press, 2022
"Assessing the Nation's Report Card" examines the history of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and outlines plans for improving and modernizing the organization. Educational policy analyst Chester E. Finn, Jr. imparts a rare inside analysis of the evolution of the NAEP program at key moments in its history, and…
Descriptors: Barriers, National Competency Tests, Educational History, Educational Policy
Farmer, Evelyn Shepherd W., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2023
The Black Student's Pathway to Graduate Study and Beyond: The Making of a Scholar is an informative and ambitious book designed to help Black prospective and current graduate students pursue graduate degrees successfully. The book covers broad topics ranging from admissions policies, standardized tests, networking, mentorship, financial options,…
Descriptors: African American Students, Graduate Study, Graduate Students, College Admission
Sosland, Blanche E. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2022
Although twice exceptional students are gradually receiving more recognition and intervention, they are still a grossly underserved segment of the school population. "A Call to Action: Identification and Intervention for Twice and Thrice Exceptional Students" begins with basic information about twice exceptional students--students who…
Descriptors: Identification, Gifted Disabled, Learning Disabilities, Educational Strategies
OECD Publishing, 2022
Education at a Glance is the authoritative source for data on the state of education around the world. It provides information on the structure, finances and performance of education systems across OECD countries and partner economies. More than 100 charts and tables in this publication -- as well as much more data available online -- provide key…
Descriptors: Higher Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, Teacher Attendance
Michie, Gregory – Teachers College Press, 2019
After a decade as an education professor, Greg Michie decided to return to his teaching roots. He went back to the same Chicago neighborhood, the same public school, and the same grade level and subject he taught in the 1990s. But much had changed--both in schools and in the world outside them. "Same As It Never Was" chronicles Michie's…
Descriptors: Public School Teachers, Urban Schools, Social Change, Teacher Characteristics
Elish-Piper, Laurie; Matthews, Mona W.; Risko, Victoria J. – Guilford Press, 2022
Many standard reading assessment approaches fail to capture the strengths and needs of students from diverse sociocultural, linguistic, and academic backgrounds. From expert authors, this book guides educators in planning and conducting meaningful, equitable assessments that empower K-5 teachers and students, inform responsive instruction, and…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Standardized Tests, Student Diversity, Second Language Learning
Rodwell, Grant – Routledge Research in Education Policy and Politics, 2018
"Risk Society and School Educational Policy" explores the impact of risk society on policy in the US, UK and Australia through both practical and theoretical perspectives. The book develops an in-depth understanding of risk society itself, and guides the reader in applying this knowledge to the problem of how this impacts policy and…
Descriptors: Risk, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Neoliberalism
Menter, Ian, Ed. – Springer, 2023
This handbook presents a timeless, comprehensive, and up-to-date resource covering major issues in the field of teacher education research. In a global landscape where migration, inequality, climate change, political upheavals and strife continue to be broadly manifest, governments and scholars alike are increasingly considering what role…
Descriptors: Guides, Teacher Education, Educational Research, Immigration
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