Natalie Wexler
A short-lived experiment in Louisiana suggests the power of tying reading tests to content that students have been taught.
AUTHOR
Natalie Wexler is an education writer and the author of The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America’s Broken Education System—And How to Fix It (Avery 2019). She is also the co-author, with Judith C. Hochman, of The Writing Revolution: A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades (Jossey-Bass, 2017). Until 2024, Natalie was a senior contributor to the education channel on Forbes.com. Her newsletter, Minding the Gap, on Substack, is available for free.