Edutopia – Carly Berwick
“In American schools, it seems as though nearly everything is counted and tracked. After the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in 2001, states and districts were required to report on a battery of student outcomes, and faced severe punishments—including school closures—for chronic poor performance. The watershed law, coupled with increasing technological capabilities, has pushed school systems to start monitoring an overwhelming array of metrics, from class participation to attendance and suspensions.” (more)