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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Education at South by Southwest (#sxswEDU)

    The California Board of Education will not use test scores to rate public schools for the next year. Instead, it will continue to work on other, less tangible measures of success, such as student engagement and school climate. The change speaks to the question, what makes a good school?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 12, 2015 • 1 min read

    The California Board of Education will not use test scores to rate public schools for the next year. Instead, it will continue to work on other, less tangible measures of success, such as student engagement and school climate. The change speaks to the question, what makes a good school? That’s also a central question at the Texas technology and entertainment festival South by Southwest, which starts this week with a gathering of educators and tech experts. How are they putting their heads together?

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    2. 8:44Education at South by Southwest (#sxswEDU)You’re reading this
    3. 17:40Web News: Remembering Lisa Bonchek Adams
    4. 28:03The Central Valley, Part One: Dry Despair
    5. 41:52The Central Valley, Part Two: Gold Dust?
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Adriene Hill

      covers the intersection of tech and education as part of Marketplace’s Learning Curve project

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Secret Service Scandal, Lisa Adams and Two Faces of the Central Valley
    1. 0:00Another Secret Service Scandal
    2. 8:44Education at South by Southwest (#sxswEDU)You’re reading this
    3. 17:40Web News: Remembering Lisa Bonchek Adams
    4. 28:03The Central Valley, Part One: Dry Despair
    5. 41:52The Central Valley, Part Two: Gold Dust?
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand