Well, one of them is annual assessment in grades 3-8. It's integral to the implementation of everything.
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Appropriate assessments are a crucial part of effectively educating students. But they only measure a narrow segment of what kids need to learn.
It's unfortunate that sometimes in schools, there's this need to have things quantified and graded.
As educators and policy makers, it is important to demonstrate for parents the connection between high levels of student participation in assessment and system accountability - ensuring the success of every student.
The only thing that everyone needs to look out for is keeping the students reading through high school and thereafter.
I'm a great believer that the most important years are the sort of early years but the preschool years and then into the first and second grades. If you get a good base in the first and second grade and you can read, you can do anything.
The goal is to provide analytical tools that will last students a lifetime.
It's a staggering transition for high school students that found they could study five hours a week and make As and Bs.
We know that school readiness programs work, and the best ones work extraordinarily well. They are effective in reducing the achievement gap, which in Connecticut is among the highest in the country.
I abhor grades - if a child does his best, that's all that should be asked.
Grades don't measure anything other than your relevant obedience to a manager.