Beyond the Scores: Understanding Children's True Needs
This portfolio artifact looks at how poverty and ongoing stress affect child development and how those challenges connect to Texas’s current school accountability system. It also argues for a more fair and well-rounded way to evaluate schools.
The Human Element of Accountability
This artifact looks at how poverty and chronic stress impact child development and what that means for Texas’s accountability system. Using Tough’s framework, I explore the gap between what STAAR measures and what students facing challenges actually need to be successful, and argue for a more fair and well-rounded way to evaluate schools. Click the link below to read the full analysis.