Beyond Test Scores: A Better Way to Measure School Quality
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Beyond Test Scores: A Better Way to Measure School Quality
Test scores are the go-to metric of policy makers and anxious parents looking to place their children in the best schools. Yet standardized tests are a poor way to measure school performance. Using the diverse urban school district of Somerville MA as a case study, Jack Schneider’s team developed a new framework to assess educational effectiveness.
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