Dale Chu

Proud father, husband, educator, policy wonk, pragmatist, warrior. Fighting for educational excellence, equity, and opportunity.

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Can a single test simultaneously serve as an accountability instrument, an instructional tool, and a measure of local flexibility?

My latest for @educationgadfly on why we need to be wary of promises that sound too good to be true.

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WATCH: @McConaughey on why—despite our flaws and messiness—America is still the best game in town.

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Or as @TedLasso says, “Be curious, not judgmental.”

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We don't want to go back to the past; we just want to go back to our youth.

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“When more than three-quarters of schools are rated ‘A’ or ‘B’, the system is sending a clear signal that the bar is set too low…” @LevesquePat

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MLK and Lincoln didn’t change America by telling everyone the founding ideals were completely rotten. They demanded we fulfill the promise.

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Receipts attached.

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Nonsense. First it was KIPP, not Doug who developed SLANT. Second, this is a cartoonish (and knowing) mischaracterization. KIPP and other high-performing charter schools have done more for black and brown children and their upward mobility than any other educational organization or movement. That they were cowed into submission by these kinds of risible charges is tragic.

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We can't innovate our way out of basic assessment tradeoffs.

Thanks @NCIEA1 for calling out my latest in @educationgadfly on the limits of through-year testing!

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WATCH: My only time in North Dakota was a magical trip to Medora, so seeing this preview of the new @TRPresLibrary makes me eager to get back.

cc: @jeffzeleny @KirstenBaesler

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In 2009, Tennessee was scraping the bottom. Fast forward to today:

• 2nd in math improvement nationwide
• 4th in reading gains
• 1st in the South

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“The real debate over school choice is not whether it should exist, but who gets access to it.”

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Team MacKenzie or Team Elon? Who has the right angle on philanthropy?

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New on #AssessmentHQ!

With Great Flexibility Comes Great Responsibility: A conversation with U.S. Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Kirsten Baesler