4 Ways That Students and Families Are Getting Lost in an Avalanche of Confusing Information from Their Schools
October 14, 2018
By: David Keeling
Source: The 74
There’s no shortage of evidence that America’s public schools aren’t working as well as they should for all families. Beyond the shamefully persistent gaps in educational opportunity and achievement that divide students of different races and more- and less-privileged backgrounds, there’s the fact that, despite plenty of advantages, American kids are not keeping up with their international peers in general.
Why is this happening? Over the years, education leaders and policymakers have pointed to a wide range of culprits, from mushy learning standards and poor teacher training to inadequate school funding and high class sizes. Here’s another to add to the list, one that doesn’t get much attention but should: confusing information about how students are actually doing in school.