Moore: Cornering the education market
By Michael Moore
Created 2011-05-04 22:13
It’s testing time around Georgia, despite widespread criticism about the inability of the state’s standardized tests to reflect student — let alone teacher — performance.
Georgia is hip-deep in the school assessment racket, which quietly lines the coffers of corporations beyond the view of an unsuspecting public.
Unfortunately, Georgia may soon be even deeper in the grip of these corporate interests.
Looming on the horizon is the multi-billion dollar battle for common core assessments. But what we don’t realize is that the real battle is over far more than assessments; it covers all aspects of curriculum.
A quick reminder of how we got to this point.
Georgia’s tests are not made by our state. CTB/McGraw-Hill, which is in the fifth year of a five-year, $62.5 million contract, makes our tests. CTB/McGraw-Hill also makes
By Michael Moore
Created 2011-05-04 22:13
It’s testing time around Georgia, despite widespread criticism about the inability of the state’s standardized tests to reflect student — let alone teacher — performance.
Georgia is hip-deep in the school assessment racket, which quietly lines the coffers of corporations beyond the view of an unsuspecting public.
Unfortunately, Georgia may soon be even deeper in the grip of these corporate interests.
Looming on the horizon is the multi-billion dollar battle for common core assessments. But what we don’t realize is that the real battle is over far more than assessments; it covers all aspects of curriculum.
A quick reminder of how we got to this point.
Georgia’s tests are not made by our state. CTB/McGraw-Hill, which is in the fifth year of a five-year, $62.5 million contract, makes our tests. CTB/McGraw-Hill also makes