The Daily Report Card: College Aspirations, IREAD-3, Merit Pay
—Steve Hinnefeld, education blogger
Indiana to retain students based on test scores despite lack of research support – School Matters Steve Hinnefeld’s take on the IREAD-3 exam. (inschoolmatters.wordpress.com)
26 States Plus D.C. Apply for NCLB Waivers in Second Round – Politics K-12 Indiana already got theirs, but as we’ve written, how this second round goes is important. (blogs.edweek.org)
Most Parents Expect Their Children to Attend College – Pew Daily Number “College remains a near universal aspiration in this country.” (pewresearch.org)
Randolph Central to pilot performance-based teacher pay – Muncie Star Press “The new, state-mandated pay structure is based more on teacher performance than experience.” (The Star-Press)
This last one’s just for fun — but we’ve written about high school basketball in the past… Did you see Hamilton Southeastern’s buzzer-beating, game-winning three-pointer against North Central High School?