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Sunday, July 10, 2011

Jersey Jazzman: St. Michelle's Tarnished Halo

Jersey Jazzman: St. Michelle's Tarnished Halo

St. Michelle's Tarnished Halo

Is here any reason to trust Michelle Rhee on anything anymore?
The following article by Professor Aaron Pallas explains how the DC state office of the superintendent posts the DC CAS “operational blueprints,” so teachers in the tested grades know in advance which standards will be tested and the number of questions on each of those tested standards. Thus, by process of elimination, they know which standards can be skipped. OSSE reportedly opposed this policy, but was pressured by DCPS officials to continue the policy. The 2010 blueprints were posted in January 2010, rather than at the