In Fair and Justice-Oriented Assessment, Margaret Heritage and Caroline Wylie propose that the key to improving learning opportunities for all students lies in increasing educators' assessment literacy. Only by examining various assessment practices through a lens of fairness and equity can practitioners best judge their use and value and then ......
A Framework for Advancing Instructional Excellence
An impactful approach to teaching assessment that boosts teaching practice while ensuring student success More effective learning goes hand-in-hand with a commitment to instructional excellence, but institutional approaches to instructor evaluation often fall short in assessing quality. In Transforming College Teaching Evaluation, Ann E. ......
A practical approach to strategic school-staffing reforms that benefit both educators and students In Unlocking the Potential of Team-Based Staffing, Brent W. Maddin, R. Lennon Audrain, Lisa Maresso Wyatt, and Kaycee Salmacia make a persuasive case for redesigning the education workforce to facilitate deeper and more personalized learning ......
A practical guide for teachers and students navigating the complicated intersection of artificial intelligence, education, and justice Artificial intelligence is rapidly integrating into today' s classrooms, but unlike other new technologies, AI has the potential to harm, making it difficult to take advantage of its benefits. In Critical AI in K-2 ......
Lessons from 10,000 School District Tutoring Initiatives
The inspiring story of the high-impact tutoring movement and its revitalization of the post-pandemic classroom Public education isn't a sector known for quick change, but the COVID- 9 pandemic turned schools into labs of innovation nationwide. By the pandemic's end, a remarkable number of K-2 classrooms had come to embrace tutoring, ......
A compassionate examination of a topic of urgent concern in US education In Sanctuary School, Chandler Patton Miranda highlights the many ways that K- 2 schools can provide safe educational spaces and relevant, responsive resources for immigrant students. Miranda prompts educators to think beyond the baseline definition of sanctuary schools as ......
Research-based strategies for creating inclusive higher education spaces that encourage Latina student success in engineering and computer science In Supporting Latina Students in Engineering and Computing, Sarah L. Rodriguez presents a series of evidence-based strategies to foster a sense of belonging and inclusion among Latina students in ......
A Roadmap for Mastering Leadership in College Admission
An essential aid for training sitting and aspiring admissions officers in the skills required to succeed in higher education today The college admission deanship - often called "the hottest seat on campus" - requires navigating institutional politics, legal hurdles, revenue allocation, and more, all while overseeing enrollment that meets ......
