enrollment Archives - Laura Maniglia

Chronic Absenteeism

by Laura Maniglia | Mar 4, 2024 | active learning, enrollment, instruction, learning, parents, school choice, student engagement, teacher effectiveness, teachers

Student engagement is the essential component for learning. And class attendance is mandatory for engagement. Unfortunately, the pandemic-induced school closures resulted not only in learning loss, but also another dire consequence when schools reopened. Chronic...

Not Your Parents’ SAT

by Laura Maniglia | Jan 21, 2024 | academic standing, enrollment, SAT, testing

A number of select colleges and universities have recently revised their policies regarding admissions testing. “High school GPAs are often perceived to represent inconsistent levels of readiness for college across high schools, whereas test scores (e.g., ACT...

Another Pivot on Admissions Testing

by Laura Maniglia | Jan 11, 2024 | academic standing, Admissions, enrollment, grading system, parents, public schools, testing

My previous blog regarding the resumption of required admissions testing for MIT ended with a speculation: Now that MIT has recognized that standardized tests are a valid part of the admissions process, it may be only a matter of time before other selective colleges...

Finding an Alternative

by Laura Maniglia | Oct 19, 2023 | academic standing, Admissions, enrollment, learning, public schools, testing

The ACT recently reported that last year’s test scores continued the downward trend for the sixth consecutive year: The average composite score on the exam was 19.5 out of 36, the lowest in more than thirty years. “A record proportion of test takers did not reach any...

Optional testing options

by Laura Maniglia | Jun 30, 2022 | academic standing, Admissions, enrollment, testing

In March MIT announced that it would reinstate its requirement that applicants submit scores from an SAT or ACT for admission. The reasoning behind the decision: “To predict student success at MIT.” So, they have resumed merit-based admissions. Currently, no...

Inflation

by Laura Maniglia | May 23, 2022 | academic standing, Admissions, enrollment, NAEP

The 2019 report from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAPE), the “nation’s report card,” confirmed what many suspected: grade inflation is a reality. Compared to 2009 statistics, student transcripts reflect an increase in the number of course credits,...

« Older Entries

If schools were permitted to have just one training, this is the one!

This training will help to raise test scores for your students, decrease discipline challenges, and improve classroom rapport. You will learn how to meet students where they are and lead them where they need to be, capture attention, and promote deeper learning.

Request Quote

Visit Store