/growth-models Growth Models en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Wed, 13 Jul 2016 22:57:56 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-the-reparations-i-owe-an-exponential-growth-model-of-privilege/2016/07 The experience of thinking about the reparations movement as a White home-owner begged the question: what role did White Privilege play in helping me...? I couldn't answer this question on my own, so I put it to my students. Wed, 13 Jul 2016 22:57:56 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-the-reparations-i-owe-an-exponential-growth-model-of-privilege/2016/07 /education/opinion-the-two-faces-of-growth-models/2012/09 When comparing the growth of a student from last year's test to the one they took this year (and keeping the same cut points) is like taking their time from running the mile on a rubberized track last year and expecting them to run the same time on a steeplechase track with a few water pits thrown in for a mile and a ¼ this year. Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:32:47 GMT /education/opinion-the-two-faces-of-growth-models/2012/09 /policy-politics/study-flags-drawbacks-in-growth-models-for-ayp/2011/04 Researchers find a 'disconnect' between the rhetoric and the data on using academic growth to measure school progress. Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:47:17 GMT /policy-politics/study-flags-drawbacks-in-growth-models-for-ayp/2011/04 /teaching-learning/growth-model/2009/09 Long criticized for the short duration of its training, Teach for America invests heavily in the professional growth of its teachers. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:44:55 GMT /teaching-learning/growth-model/2009/09 /education/growth-models-not-as-simple-as-they-appear/2009/03 When experts talk about accountability under NCLB, they agree on one thing: The future lies in growth models. Discussions usually end there, never delving into the complexities of what makes a good growth model, how to design one, or whether they accomplish what NCLB sets out to do. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:32:25 GMT /education/growth-models-not-as-simple-as-they-appear/2009/03 /policy-politics/opinion-the-growth-model-pilot-isnt-what-you-think-it-is/2008/06 Michael J. Weiss evaluates the differences between the 'growth model' and the 'value-added model' of measuring school performance. Sun, 15 Jun 2008 05:19:54 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-the-growth-model-pilot-isnt-what-you-think-it-is/2008/06 /policy-politics/new-uses-explored-for-value-added-data/2008/05 Policymakers and researchers met to explore possible new ways of using the sometimes controversial approaches and to debate their pluses and pitfalls. Wed, 28 May 2008 19:56:06 GMT /policy-politics/new-uses-explored-for-value-added-data/2008/05 /policy-politics/opinion-fixing-the-flaw-in-the-growth-model/2008/05 Four education advocates offer their advice for improving NCLB’s ‘growth model’ pilot assessment system. The improvements would be a boon, they write, to schools, states, and the federal law itself. Tue, 20 May 2008 23:56:24 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-fixing-the-flaw-in-the-growth-model/2008/05 /policy-politics/opinion-wheres-the-child-in-the-no-child-left-behind-debate/2008/02 All of the issues being discussed are ultimately peripheral to the individual students and the impact the law has had on them, Rep. Thomas E. Petri writes. Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:16:56 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-wheres-the-child-in-the-no-child-left-behind-debate/2008/02 /policy-politics/impact-is-slight-for-early-states-using-growth/2007/12 Growth models don’t appear to be making a big difference in the proportion of schools meeting annual goals under the No Child Left Behind Act, a new analysis concludes. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:54:58 GMT /policy-politics/impact-is-slight-for-early-states-using-growth/2007/12 /policy-politics/growth-models-gaining-in-accountability-debate/2007/12 As the U.S. Department of Education opens the alternative measuring stick to all states, some educators call for the models to take center stage under a renewed No Child Left Behind Act. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:54:58 GMT /policy-politics/growth-models-gaining-in-accountability-debate/2007/12 /policy-politics/growth-pilot-now-open-to-all-states/2007/12 U.S. officials say that the first states to use "growth models" have shown it can be done without compromising the accountability goals of the NCLB law. Fri, 07 Dec 2007 23:32:34 GMT /policy-politics/growth-pilot-now-open-to-all-states/2007/12 /education/ed-dept-sets-high-hurdles-to-qualify-for-growth-models/2007/12 Following up on yesterday's post on growth models, here is my story on the Department of Education's announcement and here is a copy of the letter going to state chiefs. Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:28:07 GMT /education/ed-dept-sets-high-hurdles-to-qualify-for-growth-models/2007/12 /education/growth-models-for-all-who-qualify-ed-dept-says/2007/12 The U.S. Department of Education is going to send a letter to state school chiefs, inviting them to propose growth models for the latest round of the department's pilot project. Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:04:28 GMT /education/growth-models-for-all-who-qualify-ed-dept-says/2007/12 /education/house-draft-growth-models-multiple-measures-and-more/2007/08 Alyson Klein and I have seen a summary of the changes that House education leaders are proposing for Title I, Part A of NCLB. Both Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, R-Calif., signed onto the draft. Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:22:54 GMT /education/house-draft-growth-models-multiple-measures-and-more/2007/08 /policy-politics/alaska-arizona-okd-for-growth-models/2007/07 Growth models allow states to receive credit under NCLB for improving individual students’ academic performance over time. Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:41:44 GMT /policy-politics/alaska-arizona-okd-for-growth-models/2007/07 /policy-politics/nclb-renewal-ideas-circulate-on-capitol-hill/2007/07 The chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee signaled that he’ll propose some major changes in his reauthorization bill. Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:14:55 GMT /policy-politics/nclb-renewal-ideas-circulate-on-capitol-hill/2007/07 /policy-politics/u-s-oks-pilot-growth-models-for-last-2-states/2007/07 Arizona and Alaska will participate in the pilot project to measure student progress. Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:33:02 GMT /policy-politics/u-s-oks-pilot-growth-models-for-last-2-states/2007/07 /policy-politics/opinion-growth-models-across-america-and-more-pilots-to-come/2007/07 Like I said last week, who needs a reauthorization when you can just change the law as much as you want without anyone really protesting? Not that there's anything wrong with that. Case in point, today the EdSec announced more growth model approvals. The latest three include Alaska, Arizona, and (last week) Florida. See below for the press release. Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:53:40 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-growth-models-across-america-and-more-pilots-to-come/2007/07 /policy-politics/2-more-states-approved-to-use-growth-models/2007/06 Iowa and Ohio will be allowed to use the growth of individual students’ achievement to comply with federal accountability rules. Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:24:25 GMT /policy-politics/2-more-states-approved-to-use-growth-models/2007/06 /education/opinion-growth-models-for-everybody/2007/05 Apparently in honor of Memorial Day Weekend, the USDE announced news on the growth model front for us all to consider with our hot dogs and diet Cokes. Basically, Iowa and Ohio get to join North Carolina and Tennessee in the growth model club, plus Florida. It's more flexibility for states, without caving in on what NCLB s supposed to be all about. How do I know? Because it says that they're going to follow the "bright-line principles of NCLB," and that sounds cool and reassuring. Like "benchmarks." Let the celebrations begin!Here is the full press release: Fri, 25 May 2007 13:26:12 GMT /education/opinion-growth-models-for-everybody/2007/05 /policy-politics/growth-models-for-nclb-accountability-are-weighed/2007/03 Revising NCLB accountability provisions to measure a student's academic growth might not be quick or easy, a panel of experts warned. Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:16:29 GMT /policy-politics/growth-models-for-nclb-accountability-are-weighed/2007/03 /teaching-learning/eight-states-advance-for-growth-model-pilot/2007/03 Under the pilot project, states receive approval to define AYP based on methods that track students’ academic growth over time. Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:59:29 GMT /teaching-learning/eight-states-advance-for-growth-model-pilot/2007/03 /education/opinion-proceed-with-caution-on-growth-model-pilot/2006/11 Evaluating teachers and schools on the basis of the progress their students make during a stipulated time frame, rather than on the basis of their proficiency during the same period, makes eminent sense ("Education Dept. Poised to Approve More States for Growth-Model Pilot," Nov. 8, 2006). Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:40:59 GMT /education/opinion-proceed-with-caution-on-growth-model-pilot/2006/11 /policy-politics/3-states-get-ok-to-use-growth-model-to-gauge-ayp/2006/11 The Department of Education last week added three more states to a pilot program that evaluates schools under the federal No Child Left Behind Act based in part on the growth individual students make over time. Sat, 11 Nov 2006 00:25:08 GMT /policy-politics/3-states-get-ok-to-use-growth-model-to-gauge-ayp/2006/11 /policy-politics/education-dept-poised-to-approve-more-states-for-growth-model-pilot/2006/11 The Department of Education is preparing to take another small step in its experiment in evaluating schools based on individual students’ academic growth, while state officials say they are working toward the day when that approach is commonplace. Sat, 04 Nov 2006 00:17:30 GMT /policy-politics/education-dept-poised-to-approve-more-states-for-growth-model-pilot/2006/11 /policy-politics/gao-growth-models-promising/2006/08 Carefully constructed “growth models” can help meet the No Child Left Behind Act’s goal of getting the nation’s students to academic proficiency, but states face technical hurdles in crafting such models that work, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office. Tue, 08 Aug 2006 22:48:31 GMT /policy-politics/gao-growth-models-promising/2006/08 /policy-politics/gao-growth-models-hold-promise-for-nclb-accountability/2006/07 Carefully-constructed growth models can help meet the No Child Left Behind Act’s goal of getting the nation’s students to academic proficiency, but states face technical hurdles in creating models that work, according to a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Fri, 28 Jul 2006 22:56:24 GMT /policy-politics/gao-growth-models-hold-promise-for-nclb-accountability/2006/07 /policy-politics/2-states-selected-for-growth-model-pilot/2006/05 The Department of Education last week chose North Carolina and Tennessee as the first states for a pilot program that will allow them to measure adequate yearly progress under the No Child Left Behind Act based on the academic growth that students show from year to year. Wed, 24 May 2006 00:34:30 GMT /policy-politics/2-states-selected-for-growth-model-pilot/2006/05 /education/u-s-pilot-of-ayp-growth-models-advances/2006/04 The states that made the first cut to qualify for a new pilot program that would let them use so-called growth models to judge whether schools and districts meet their performance targets under the federal No Child Left Behind Act are using a variety of approaches to tackle the task. Thu, 06 Apr 2006 20:00:21 GMT /education/u-s-pilot-of-ayp-growth-models-advances/2006/04