Wedl, Garcia op-ed on “New definitions of student achievement” runs in the St. Paul Pioneer Press

March 17, 2014 • Robert J. Wedl

In our 21st-century global economy, shouldn’t we consider knowledge of world language and skills with digital tools when we define academic achievement? What about persistence and determination? Business communities demand problem-solving and collaboration skills; why are we not including them in our definition?

Take a look at this commentary that ran in the St. Paul Pioneer Press on March 11, by Education Evolving’s Senior Associate, Robert Wedl, and Hector Garcia, Executive Director of the MN Latino Chicano Affairs Council. They assert that we must revamp our definition of “achievement” to include knowledge and skills not being measured by our current standardized tests.