Explore

Beyond The Scantron Beyond The Scantron

Beyond The Scantron
pandemic
pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: Inside Our New Series on Why We Test Students, How Testing Can Lead to More Equitable Schools Amid the Pandemic & the Push to Build Better Assessments

Anne Wicks & Alex Dowdy
Pandemic
pandemic
Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: Former Dallas Superintendent Mike Miles on Why Testing Is Essential to Know Where Students Are At — and Is a Key Tool in Preparing Them for the 2030 Workforce

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Pandemic
pandemic
Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: Ed Tech CEO Larry Berger on Why the Pandemic Is No Excuse to Abscond Accountability and ‘Disruptions Are Great Opportunities to Try Something New’

Holly Kuzmich, Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Pandemic
pandemic
Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: Back-to-School 2020 Should Start With Assessments to Determine How COVID-19 Shutdown Impacted Student Achievement, Says Former Massachusetts Ed Leader

Holly Kuzmich, Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Pandemic
pandemic
Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: How a STAAR Is Born — In Texas, Those Closest to Daily Instruction Play a Major Role in Developing the State Exam

William McKenzie

More Stories

Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox.

Sign up for The 74 newsletter.
Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: ‘Kids in a Class That Is Tested Are Going to Learn a Lot More Than One That’s Not,’ Says Leading Texas Teacher

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: Former Louisiana School Chief John White — The Next Monumental Task in Education Is to Create Tests That Build Knowledge

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: Special Education Expert Sheryl Lazarus on How Fair, High-Quality Tests Have Led to Improved Instruction for Students With Disabilities and English Learners

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: Two Parent Leaders on How to Make State Tests and Results Understandable for Parents

Holly Kuzmich, Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: National Parents Union Chief on What Tests Reveal About the Quality of an Education — and Why Student Advocates Must Take More Than a Book Report to a Knife Fight Over Higher Standards

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: A Primer on Testing — Researcher Mark Dynarski Translates Assessment Jargon for the Rest of Us

Anne Wicks
Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: Brightbeam CEO Chris Stewart on How the Pandemic Will Widen Achievement Gaps — and How a ‘Data Vacation’ Could Leave Us Clueless About the Crisis

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: Harvard Expert Andrew Ho on the 3 W’s of Testing and How to Figure Out What Students Have Lost Academically to COVID-19

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: College Board’s Chakravarty Says the Pandemic’s Big ‘Aha’ Moment on Assessments Was Less About Tech, More About the Challenges of Equitably Testing at Home

Holly Kuzmich, Anne Wicks & William McKenzie

Explore Our News Series

Weaving a Stronger Society

4Fams

Pandemic

Weaving a Stronger Society

Celebrating educators who use community to help students succeed in class... and life

4Fams

Education news and views for families

Pandemic

Rolling coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and its ongoing effects on education
View All
pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: Center for Assessment Director Scott Marion on How Large-Scale Testing in the Fall Could Set Up ‘Remediation Mindset’

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Pandemic

Beyond the Scantron: 6 Ways Educators and Policymakers Can Ensure Equity in Testing and Across Schools Through the Pandemic

Anne Wicks
Daily Enlightenment!

Sign-up for our free newsletter and start your day with the most important education news.