Research has established that formative assessment is more likely to produce significant learning gains if students can answer three questions: Where am I going? Where am I now? and How can I close the gap? She offers seven strategies that teachers can use to involve students in the assessment process and ensure that students are the primary users…

Overwhelmingly, today's teenagers expect to graduate from college and work as professionals. Some ambitious teens have no clear life plan to reach occupational goals. Others will not fulfill their dreams due to insufficient job openings. Parents and educators can help youngsters align ambitions with appropriate activities and coursework. (MLH)

Specific problems (involving power, implementation, mission, time management, expertise, cultural constraints, avoidance, and motivation) are keeping school-based decision making from improving teaching and learning. Educators must begin with a clear mission, set explicit goals for the decision-making process, alter governance structures to…