
Martin West
@profmartywest
Academic Dean at HGSE, Editor-in-Chief of EdNext, Faculty Research Fellow at NBER, & Member of MA BESE and NAGB.
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30-10-2014 15:56:31
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Why should we be concerned about students’ low scores in U.S. history and civics? Martin West talks with the Harvard Gazette about the importance of #history and #civics: news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/…

Important MCAS debate here tonight on Prop 2: Eliminating the MCAS Graduation Requirement. Paper Annenberg Institute at Brown: annenberg.brown.edu/edopportunity/… Event Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE): calendar.gse.harvard.edu/en/36YmkP6/g/5… Here is what the NCME Standards say about graduation tests: testingstandards.net/uploads/7/6/6/… Martin West




This Martin West quote from an excellent Jill Barshay story about the NAEP scores (hechingerreport.org/naep-test-2024…) captures a lot of the problem:


“While it’s often popular in education policy and practice to look for the next shiny new thing... we may be in a situation right now where we have an opportunity to learn from our past and what’s contributed to progress in prior generations.” Martin West via Caitlynn Peetz



Education scores today are as low as they were 30 years ago. But instead of acknowledging this sobering fact head-on, what are states doing? Trying to hide it. My latest for The Free Press thefp.pub/4aR9cQg

I’ve spent much of the past 3 weeks trying to help folks parse what Trump’s executive orders mean for education. Here’s a quick distillation. Me, at Education Next. educationnext.org/the-whirlwind-…

What the Nation’s Report Card says about #Massachusetts edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynam… #MCAS Martin West #solutions





educationdaly.us/p/the-return-o… cc: Martin West Chad Aldeman Center on Reinventing Public Education





Don't miss Andy Smarick's thoughtful, data-driven reflection on the role public colleges and universities play in producing civic leaders. New via Education Next. educationnext.org/the-surprising…

Wondering what KIPP Public Schools co-founder Mike Feinberg has been up to? It is pretty darn interesting (as is anything involving Mattress Mack). New from Education Next: educationnext.org/worktexas-enli…