by Jack Jennings | Oct 7, 2018 | academic standards, accountability, education research, federal education policy, NAEP, testing
National Assessment of Educational Progress Statement Submitted by Jack Jennings To the Governing Board October 5, 2018 The National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) should change the achievement benchmarks for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)....
by Jack Jennings | Sep 4, 2018 | academic standards, accountability, education research, federal education policy, federal funding, No Child Left Behind, politics, Race to the Top, school funding, teacher evaluations, teachers, testing
In December 2015, when President Barack Obama signed into law the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) — replacing the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 — congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle breathed a deep sigh of relief. Not only had NCLB grown...
by Jack Jennings | Apr 23, 2017 | advocating, college degrees, college degrees, costs of college, federal education policy, federal funding, professors, student debt, student loans
I am honored to be part of this celebration of the life of Tom Wolanin. Donna, Andrew, Peter and other members of the family, you have the sympathy of everyone in this room. All of us knew Tom during his long career. We admired his talents. And, today, we salute him...
by Jack Jennings | Mar 4, 2017 | academic standards, accountability, advocating, NAEP, No Child Left Behind, testing
A Paper on the NAEP Long-Term Trend Assessments Prepared for the National Assessment Governing Board by Jack Jennings February 13, 2017. In this age of student testing mania, a strong justification should be required to initiate or continue any assessment. Edward...
by Jack Jennings | Feb 10, 2017 | academic standards, advocating, charter schools, children with disabilities, federal education policy, private schools / vouchers, Race to the Top, school choice, teachers
On February 9, 2017, Jack Jennings was interviewed on recent developments in education policy on the Facebook program, Video from the Washington Post. Why the Education Department exists We’re talking with education advocate Jack Jennings about the creation of the...
by Jack Jennings | Aug 29, 2016 | college degrees, costs of college, professors, student debt, student loans
What can be done to make college more affordable? How can students avoid having to take out so many loans? In answering these questions, colleges and universities may have to become more frugal by having senior faculty teach freshmen and sophomore courses and...
by Jack Jennings | Aug 9, 2016 | college degrees, job-related education, vocational education
A homegrown, rapidly expanding American invention is a cost-effective tool for increasing post-secondary educational attainment and gainful employment. It is the quickest education and job training award offered by American higher education, and has the capacity to...
by Jack Jennings | Feb 13, 2016 | academic standards, college degrees, No Child Left Behind, teachers, testing
Higher education has a bone to pick with public schools. Too many high school graduates entering colleges and universities are not prepared for post-secondary education. That complaint is true enough, but the missing element is that lower education cannot improve...
by Jack Jennings | Dec 20, 2015 | academic standards, accountability, Common State Standards, federal education policy, NAEP, No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, teacher evaluations, testing
No other federal law has generated more hostility from teachers and other educators than the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). That statute has been denounced for causing too much testing of school children, making teachers “teach to the test” to avoid penalties, and...
by Jack Jennings | Dec 17, 2015 | academic standards, apprenticeships, college degrees, graduation rate, job-related education, vocational education
The U.S. has a cookie-cutter approach to secondary education: Stay in school; go to college; and we’ll be happy. Those who don’t go along are considered “victims.” They must be helped to see the benefits of college. This is the judgement of...
