Lynn Olson

2 months ago | educationnext.org | Lynn Olson |Thomas Toch |Chad Aldeman |Dale Chu

Educators and policymakers agree that state standardized testing needs improvement. Student scores had been slipping for nearly a decade even before the Covid-19 school closures generated unprecedented drops in student learning. Apart from a pandemic-induced pause in spring 2020, state testing systems remained in place throughout that stretch—but failed to halt the decline.

Jul 13, 2023 | future-ed.org | Lynn Olson

In the past five years, 30 states around the country, with leaders from both political parties, have passed laws requiring educators to teach young children how to read based on what educators now know from science about effective literacy instruction.

Jul 12, 2023 | the74million.org | Lynn Olson

Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 newsletter. Get stories like these delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter In the past five years, 30 states around the country, with leaders from both political parties, have passed laws requiring educators to teach young children how to read based on what educators now know from science about effective literacy instruction.

Jul 12, 2023 | flipboard.com | Lynn Olson

The best way to answer 'tell me about yourself,' says CEO who's done over 30,000 interviews"Tell me about yourself." It's one of the most common — and deceptively difficult — job interview questions. But "tell me about yourself" is more than …

Apr 3, 2023 | learningforward.org | Lynn Olson

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is thrilled to support this special issue of The Learning Professional, which shares stories from our Networks for School Improvement grantees. We are inspired by the educators in these networks, who are working together to use research and data to identify, address, and solve common problems that keep young people, especially those who have traditionally been furthest from opportunity, from reaching their full potential.