Ed Source – John Fensterwald
“In a report last month, the research nonprofit Policy Analysis for California Education, or PACE, concluded that surveys of students about their habits of mind, like self-control, are useful and can point to schools that are succeeding in developing individual and interpersonal skills. But the study said that scores vary too much from year to year within schools and grades to be included with more traditional measures — standardized test scores and graduation rates — that are included on statewide grading systems like the California School Dashboard.” (more)