#868: Virginia’s new history and social science standards, with Andy Rotherham

<p>On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Bellwether co-founder and Virginia Board of Education member <a href='https://bellwether.org/leaders/andrew-j-rotherham/'>Andy Rotherham</a> joins Mike Petrilli, David Griffith, and Amber Northern to discuss Virginia’s newly-approved history and social science standards. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber examines how test-based and non-test-based measures of teacher quality affect student outcomes.</p><p><b>Recommended content:</b></p><ul><li>Virginia’s new standards: “Standards of learning for history &amp; social science” —<a href='https://www.doe.virginia.gov/teaching-learning-assessment/k-12-standards-instruction/history-and-social-science/standards-of-learning'>Virginia Department of Education</a></li><li>Andy’s blog on education policy: <a href='https://www.eduwonk.com/'><em>Eduwonk</em></a></li><li>“After months of controversy, Virginia approves new school history standards” —<a href='https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/04/20/virginia-social-studies-standards-approved/'>Washington Post</a></li><li>Fordham’s most recent report on history and civics standards: “<a href='https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/research/state-state-standards-civics-and-us-history-2021'>The State of State Standards for Civics and U.S. History in 2021</a>,” by Jeremy A. Stern, Ph.D., Alison E. Brody, José A. Gregory, Stephen Griffith, and Jonathan Pulvers</li><li>The study that Amber reviewed on the Research Minute: Benjamin Backes et al., “<a href='https://caldercenter.org/publications/how-measure-teacher-influence-test-and-nontest-value-added-long-run-student-outcomes'>How to measure a teacher: The influence of test and nontest value-added on long-run student outcomes</a>,” CALDER Working Paper (April 2023)</li></ul><p><b>Feedback Welcome:</b></p><p>Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to our producer Nathaniel Grossman at <a href='mailto:ngrossman@fordhaminstitute.org'>ngrossman@fordhaminstitute.org</a>.</p>