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Ed Policy

  • Beyond Test Scores: How Can We Measure Social-Emotional Learning?

    Beyond Test Scores: How Can We Measure Social-Emotional Learning?

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    Erin Reddy

    In recent years, educators and policymakers have expanded the conversation around student success by moving beyond standardized test scores. Social-emotional learning (SEL), in particular, has emerged as an important factor in student outcomes. The use of non-academic terms like “self-management” and “grit” has grown common among policymakers and educators, due…

  • The Impact of Chicago’s Excellence in Teaching Project on Student Performance

    The Impact of Chicago’s Excellence in Teaching Project on Student Performance

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    Marlene Saint Martin

    After the first year of school, Steinberg and Sartain find that the Excellence in Teaching Project has an impact of 0.10 standard deviations on students’ reading scores.