6 tips to select the right assessments for your district

6 tips to select the right assessments for your district

Key points: Assessments are key to track progress toward learning goals Why the right assessments make all the difference How we reached student success with assessment proficiency For more news on assessments, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Ensuring student achievement is on track is critical, particularly as post-pandemic academic progress still remains slower for some…

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Kansas Chemist Gets Final Acquittal in China Ties Case

Kansas Chemist Gets Final Acquittal in China Ties Case sara.custer@in… Fri, 07/19/2024 – 03:00 AM Five years after arrest in Trump administration crackdown, Chinese-born Franklin Feng Tao gets vindication—and wants his job back Byline(s) Paul Basken for Times Higher Education Kansas Chemist Gets Final Acquittal in China Ties Case sara.custer@in… Fri, 07/19/2024 – 03:00 AM Five…

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Grandiloquent and Sesquipedalian or Pompous and Pretentious?

Grandiloquent and Sesquipedalian or Pompous and Pretentious? Sarah Bray Fri, 07/19/2024 – 03:00 AM Paul T. Henley explores some of the terms and phrases that are too often co-opted, misused or mangled in academic language. Byline(s) Paul T. Henley Grandiloquent and Sesquipedalian or Pompous and Pretentious? Sarah Bray Fri, 07/19/2024 – 03:00 AM Paul T. Henley…

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The Academic Trumpists, Part 1

The Academic Trumpists, Part 1 mclemee@gmail.com Fri, 07/19/2024 – 03:00 AM Scott McLemee reviews David L. Swartz’s study of the academics who support Donald Trump. Byline(s) Scott McLemee The Academic Trumpists, Part 1 mclemee@gmail.com Fri, 07/19/2024 – 03:00 AM Scott McLemee reviews David L. Swartz’s study of the academics who support Donald Trump. Byline(s) Scott McLemee  Inside…

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Did Trump Get HBCUs ‘All Funded’?

Did Trump Get HBCUs ‘All Funded’? Sara Weissman Fri, 07/19/2024 – 03:00 AM Advocates and leaders of historically Black colleges say Trump’s presidency was a mixed bag for their institutions—and his record may signal what’s ahead for them if he wins again. Byline(s) Sara Weissman Did Trump Get HBCUs ‘All Funded’? Sara Weissman Fri, 07/19/2024 –…

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Biden’s SAVE Plan Blocked by Federal Court

Biden’s SAVE Plan Blocked by Federal Court Katherine Knott Fri, 07/19/2024 – 03:00 AM An emergency stay issued Thursday prompted calls for the Education Department to pause student loan payments for borrowers. The agency says it is assessing its options following the ruling. Byline(s) Katherine Knott Biden’s SAVE Plan Blocked by Federal Court Katherine Knott Fri,…

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