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Rubric Analysis
The Feedback Loop: How Bad Rubrics Create Their Own Crisis
When accelerated students struggle, districts respond by raising the bar. But if you're measuring the wrong thing, raising the bar doesn't fix the problem—it creates a vicious cycle that blocks ready students while still accelerating unprepared ones. Here's how Oak Park District 97's rubric reveals a system stuck in its own feedback loop.
When Ready Isn't Enough: How Rubrics Measure the Wrong Things
My daughter was ready for 3rd grade math—confirmed by teachers, proven through advanced coursework, scoring 99th percentile on above-grade testing. The rubric said she wasn't qualified because she got 'Meets' instead of 'Excels' on her 1st grade report card. Here's what that reveals about measuring the wrong things.