Education Reform Protests See Growth
An interesting post by Valerie Strauss at The Washington Post’s education blog, The Answer Sheet. Strauss notes the increasing number of protests against standardized testing. She wrote: It is too...
View ArticleIs the Common Core in Trouble?
That is a question asked by Valerie Strauss at the Washington Post’s Answer Sheet blog. She writes: Education Secretary Arne Duncan recently met with Chamber of Commerce leaders and urged them to be...
View ArticleAre the Common Core Tests Worth the Price?
As many have predicted the major initial fallback we were going to see with the Common Core State Standards are with the tests and their costs. From the Answer Sheet blog by Valerie Strauss at The...
View ArticleAmericans Are Sick of Standardized Tests
Yesterday I reported at Caffeinated Thoughts on the Gallup/PDK poll that showed only 1-out-of-3 Americans knew anything about the Common Core State Standards. Not surprising really, well actually the...
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New York Principal Speaks Out on Ridiculous Common Core Test for 1st Graders
Below is an excerpt from a guest blog written by Carol Burris, Principal at South Side High School in New York. She was named the 2013 High School Principal of the Year by the School Administrators...
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The Problem of Standards and Kindergarteners
Valarie Strauss had a good piece in Answer Sheet last week addressing the issue of Kindergarteners and standards. She notes the problem as Kindergarten has literally evolved into the new first grade....
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How Common Core Advocates Ignored Early Childhood Experts
Photo credit: Woodley Wonder Works (CC-By-2.0) Carol Burris, Principal of South Side High School in New York, last week wrote about four “flimflams” in Common Core at The Washington Post’s Answer Sheet...
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Education Researchers: No Compelling Evidence Common Core Will Improve Education
Photo credit: Bartmoni (CC-By-SA 3.0) Valerie Strauss at The Washington Post reported that over 100 education researchers in California are calling for the end of high-states testing in the state and...
View ArticleEducation Reform Protests See Growth
An interesting post by Valerie Strauss at The Washington Post’s education blog, The Answer Sheet. Strauss notes the increasing number of protests against standardized testing. She wrote: It is too...
View ArticleIs the Common Core in Trouble?
That is a question asked by Valerie Strauss at the Washington Post’s Answer Sheet blog. She writes: Education Secretary Arne Duncan recently met with Chamber of Commerce leaders and urged them to be...
View ArticleAre the Common Core Tests Worth the Price?
As many have predicted the major initial fallback we were going to see with the Common Core State Standards are with the tests and their costs. From the Answer Sheet blog by Valerie Strauss at The...
View ArticleAmericans Are Sick of Standardized Tests
Yesterday I reported at Caffeinated Thoughts on the Gallup/PDK poll that showed only 1-out-of-3 Americans knew anything about the Common Core State Standards. Not surprising really, well actually the...
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New York Principal Speaks Out on Ridiculous Common Core Test for 1st Graders
Below is an excerpt from a guest blog written by Carol Burris, Principal at South Side High School in New York. She was named the 2013 High School Principal of the Year by the School Administrators...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Problem of Standards and Kindergarteners
Valarie Strauss had a good piece in Answer Sheet last week addressing the issue of Kindergarteners and standards. She notes the problem as Kindergarten has literally evolved into the new first grade....
View ArticleClik here to view.
How Common Core Advocates Ignored Early Childhood Experts
Photo credit: Woodley Wonder Works (CC-By-2.0) Carol Burris, Principal of South Side High School in New York, last week wrote about four “flimflams” in Common Core at The Washington Post’s Answer Sheet...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Education Researchers: No Compelling Evidence Common Core Will Improve Education
Photo credit: Bartmoni (CC-By-SA 3.0) Valerie Strauss at The Washington Post reported that over 100 education researchers in California are calling for the end of high-states testing and claim that...
View ArticleEducation Reform Protests See Growth
An interesting post by Valerie Strauss at The Washington Post’s education blog, The Answer Sheet. Strauss notes the increasing number of protests against standardized testing. She wrote: It is too...
View ArticleIs the Common Core in Trouble?
That is a question asked by Valerie Strauss at the Washington Post’s Answer Sheet blog. She writes: Education Secretary Arne Duncan recently met with Chamber of Commerce leaders and urged them to be...
View ArticleAre the Common Core Tests Worth the Price?
As many have predicted the major initial fallback we were going to see with the Common Core State Standards are with the tests and their costs. From the Answer Sheet blog by Valerie Strauss at The...
View ArticleAmericans Are Sick of Standardized Tests
Yesterday I reported at Caffeinated Thoughts on the Gallup/PDK poll that showed only 1-out-of-3 Americans knew anything about the Common Core State Standards. Not surprising really, well actually the...
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