Do Water Parks Belong in the Desert? planetizen.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from planetizen.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Like with standardized testing, for example.
At first, I figured we might as well take the AzM2 this spring, even if this is the last year for the test, to get some idea of where students stand academically. It probably won’t offer the most reliable picture, but hey, some picture is better than none, I figured.
Then I got to thinking about that.
Is it really a good idea to use two weeks of critical class time in April to take a test that probably won’t produce much actionable data for teachers and students? What if, instead, we postponed testing until early fall?
The Show regularly checks in with the Editorial Board of the Arizona Republic to talk about current issues facing the state and the region featured in columns on the newspaper’s op-ed pages.K-12 education continues to be in flux because of the pandemic, with some students in classrooms, others learning at home and still others experiencing the hybrid model.What may happen
10 of our top columns this week: ICYMI
From Biden s Inauguration, to Trump s final days and impeachment, and the ever present COVID-19, here are some of our top columns you may have missed.
USA TODAY
In today s fast-paced news environment, it can be hard to keep up. For your weekend reading, we ve started in-case-you-missed-it compilations of some of the week s top USA TODAY Opinion pieces. As always, thanks for reading, and for your feedback. USA TODAY Opinion editors
By Joanna Allhands My entire household has COVID-19. Those are tough words to type, because we’ve been so careful. I’ve read dozens of studies, talked to public health experts and written who knows how many columns about reducing the risk of transmission. Yet somehow, someway, we all tested positive on Dec. 29.