About this episode

Ariel Kalil discusses the implications of good grades and low test scores in children and how parents should respond.

When a child brings home good grades but low standardized test scores, which signal should parents pay attention to? In this episode, Ariel Kalil of the UChicago Harris School of Public Policy discusses new research showing that parents lean heavily on grades, and high grades often crowd out the extra help low test scores would otherwise prompt. With pandemic learning losses disguised by inflated grades, Kalil discusses how this dynamic may mean that struggling kids aren't getting the support they need.

People in this episode

Guest: Ariel Kalil

Topics covered

• education
• parenting
• standardized testing
• grades
• child development

Keywords

• grades
• test scores
• parenting
• education policy
• pandemic learning loss

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Organizations: UChicago Harris School of Public Policy, Becker Friedman Institute

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