Browsing by Author "Taylor, Terri"

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    The Promise of Performance Assessments: Innovations in High School Learning and Higher Education Admissions
    Guha, Roneeta; Wagner, Tony; Darling-Hammond, Linda; Taylor, Terri; Curtis, Diane (Learning Policy Institute, 2018-01-01)
    The report describes performance assessments and their value for guiding and evaluating high school students' learning, as well as informing colleges and universities about what students know and can do. It explores state and local policies that support the use of such assessments, along with emerging higher education efforts to incorporate them in college admission, placement, and advising. It discusses steps that can help ensure that performance assessments are high-quality, rigorous, and well understood and that can facilitate the use of these assessments in higher education decisions.
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    Proposal for Protecting and Empowering Students and Borrowers of Color
    O’Connell, Jesse; Taylor, Terri; Wheatle, Katherine; Taliaferro, Wayne (Lumina Foundation, 2019-02-15)
    A letter from Lumina's Federal Policy team in response to a request from U.S. Senators. This letter points out some actions that the federal government can take to address disparities in borrower outcomes and make higher education equitable for all.