by Michelle Reynard | Jul 19, 2017 | High Stakes Testing, Parent Tips, Uncategorized
Although, many of us are only a few weeks into summer vacation, for others the countdown to the new school year has already begun. Anticipation and anxiety often intermingle as thoughts turn to the year ahead and coming milestones. For many returning high school... 
by Geoff Nixon | Oct 21, 2015 | Dyslexia, High Stakes Testing
Brain Plasticity Is A New Frontier In The Battle Against Dyslexia It’s well known that the human brain remains ‘plastic’ throughout life, which means it has the ability to adapt and create new neural pathways. Brain plasticity is the brain’s capacity to form new... 
by Geoff Nixon | May 26, 2015 | Education Reform, Education Trends, High Stakes Testing
Is Your Child Better Off With All of These Education Reforms? In these days of education reform, schools are being run more and more according to business principles: “Measure it and it will improve” — leading to testing and standards “People... 
by Geoff Nixon | Apr 2, 2015 | Common Core, High Stakes Testing
As the debate rages over how best to improve American educational outcomes, two important acronyms come up a lot — PARCC and PISA. Here is a quick explanation of both. PARCC For The Common Core What is PARCC? The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for... by Geoff Nixon | Mar 27, 2015 | Education Reform, High Stakes Testing
The Unintended Consequences of High Stakes Testing One of the saddest stories to come out of the schools in a long while is the recent grade fixing scandal at John Dewey High School in NY. Dewey’s graduation rate had improved significantly under the four-year tenure... 