The 74 Million – Doug Lemov
“When teachers push students to work harder and maintain high expectations by not giving easy A’s, student achievement improves, finds Seth Gershenson in his new report for the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, Great Expectations: The Impact of Rigorous Grading Practices on Student Achievement. This positive result was present for black, Hispanic and white students, and for students of different economic backgrounds, and it endured for years afterward.” (more)