We Measure Our School Systems the Wrong Way Which means no one is accountable for what really matters

No idea if Tim Daly is on here yet but his Substack pieces analyzing education issues are just first rate. Here he argues for repositioning the supposed end goals of education to age 25, moving focus away from HS grad rates and to post-secondary and career attainment. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Opinion | Students are struggling. America needs a national plan. Forget the name-calling and finger-pointing. Here’s how the next president should help our students.

ICYMI: @kevinhuffman.bsky.social authored an op-ed in @washingtonpost.com calling for a national focus on student outcomes.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

My first post here! I was struck this AM by this NYT piece on health care and the evidence that calling something a "crisis" wears off and doesn't mobilize action. It's good food for thought, as I and others often talk about the crisis in education outcomes. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/o...