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Dan Goldhaber
@cedr.bsky.social

Who am I? I wonder sometimes and then remind myself here, http://caldercenter.org & here, http://cedr.us. Views are usually mine, & are not necessarily reflective of anything.

Education 82%
Business 6%

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Yup, some of what we are seeing now is pretty shocking.

Accountability Is Under Attack, Not Just From Washington, But From the Bottom Up www.the74million.org/article/acco...
Accountability Is Under Attack, Not Just From Washington, But From the Bottom Up
Polikoff: New study shows just how much well-intentioned efforts to eliminate testing and water down grades are hurting student learning.
www.the74million.org

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Love this review of @aefpweb.bsky.social's Live Handbook (@aefplivehandbook.bsky.social), a terrific resource for those wanting a quick take on many ed policy/practice topics, the connections between them, & where you can go to get more info: livehandbook.org

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Evidence-Based Education Policy Research | Live Handbook
Explore evidence-based education policy research at our digital hub. Access data-driven insights to improve learning outcomes and shape effective policies.
livehandbook.org

Relatedly, we/@caldercenter.bsky.social found evidence that tutoring can work (more in math than ELA) but the effects are often smaller than having kids go to summer school + the effects of tutoring tend to be less consistent across the districts we worked with: caldercenter.org/sites/defaul...
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All about tutoring on this week's Gadfly. @lizcohen12.bsky.social makes good points about trying tutoring as a reform (lots of people willing to tutor/help!), but it's also was proven tough to implement tutoring well at scale. 👇

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Is tutoring the next big thing? | Episode 1001 of The Education Gadfly Show
This week, we’re joined by Liz Cohen, vice president of policy at 50CAN, to discuss her book, The Future of Tutoring. Mike and David ask her some tough questions on whether tutoring is worth the inves...
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As more elementary schools embrace departmentalization, what does it mean for student learning?

New @hechingerreport.org article highlights CALDER study by @brbackes.bsky.social, James Cowan, & @cedr.bsky.social on the effects of departmentalization in MA. 👇

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The schools where even young children change classes  - The Hechinger Report
BATON ROUGE, La. — About two dozen second graders sat on the carpet at the front of Jacquelyn Anthony’s classroom, reviewing how to make tens. “Two needs eight!” the students yelled out together. “Six...
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Can't wait for this convo. Seems like there's a vacuum in ed policy right now, but we did actually learn some things from prior reforms.

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Jan 13, 1pm ET: AIR’s & @caldercenter.bsky.social Dan Goldhaber (@cedr.bsky.social) joins U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation for updated insights on federal K–12 policy and why accountability matters.

Background report: https://bit.ly/3LEiW8i

Livestream: https://bit.ly/4qdNeOe
Data and Assessments in K-12 Education
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation believes in the power of data, assessments, and accountability in ensuring all kids have access to a high-quality education.
www.uschamberfoundation.org