Briefly – POLL: STUDENT ENGAGEMENT WANES IN LATER GRADES

• from ASCD SmartBrief:

  A recent Gallup poll of 500,000 students in 37 states finds that with each year they progress in school, students are less engaged -- with just 4 in 10 high-school students reportedly engaged, down from 8 in 10 in elementary school, Ellen Wexler writes in this guest blog post. Among the possible reasons cited for the decline is the increased focus on standardized testing in later grades and a lack of options for students who are not on the college path. Education Week Teacher/Teaching Now blog (1/14)