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Breaking:
Is Rick Scott Too Late to the Party?
Governor Rick Scott of Florida is taking out ads saying he too is opposed to high-stakes testing.
Of course, Jeb Bush travels the nation boasting of the wonders created by the same high-stakes testing regime perfected on his watch as governor.
But Coach Bob Sikes, Florida blogger, says that Scott’s apology is too little, too late.
Floridians are steamed about the teach-to-the-test mania that has gripped their schools for years.
What next in Florida?
Of course, Jeb Bush travels the nation boasting of the wonders created by the same high-stakes testing regime perfected on his watch as governor.
But Coach Bob Sikes, Florida blogger, says that Scott’s apology is too little, too late.
Floridians are steamed about the teach-to-the-test mania that has gripped their schools for years.
What next in Florida?
Morning UPDATE: LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-21-12 Diane Ravitch's blog
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 11 hours ago
Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Who Is Promoting Vouchers in Pennsylvania? by dianerav An astonishing $6 million plus has been pumped into the voucher campaign in Pennsylvania in the last year alone. As this article notes, Tea Party activists were getting cold feet about vouchers because they objected that vouchers might be too generous to poor children. Not to worry: Governor Tom Corbett and his allies in the Legislature changed the formula to make sure that some TFA Alum Criticizes Obsession with College Readiness by dianerav A friend ... more »
Parent Trigger District Heading Back to Court « Diane Ravitch's blog
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
Parent Trigger District Heading Back to Court « Diane Ravitch's blog: Parent Trigger District Heading Back to Court by dianerav *Rightwing website attacks Diane for post- they Lost * The only school in the nation ever to vote to invoke the state “parent trigger” law is in Adelanto, California. Parent Revolution, the organization funded by Gates, Walton and Broad to promote the trigger has been funding the fight in Adelanto. It helped dissident parents form a union, organize a petition drive, collect signatures, and push for a charter school. When the school board resisted the idea o... more »
When Charters Enroll Students with Disabilities « Diane Ravitch's blog
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 8 hours ago
When Charters Enroll Students with Disabilities « Diane Ravitch's blog: Denial as a Reform Strategy by dianerav Reformers constantly deny any evidence that contradicts their narrative. They insist that our public schools are failing, despite the clear evidence in the national assessments that test scores have never been higher for every group tested. They insist that merit pay is necessary, even though it has never “worked,” in any sense of the word, not in raising test scores or in making teaching more attractive as a profession. They insist that charters are better than public scho... more »
Bonus Section: Deborah Meier Too!
Thank you, academia! « Deborah Meier on Education
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 11 hours ago
Thank you, academia! « Deborah Meier on Education: Thank you, academia! by debmeier After I finished writing that last blogette I received a blog from Steve Zemelman. (teacherspeakup.com). Good stuff. And, of course, Mike Rose who writes irregularly but always stirs me to think more deeply, but not rigorously. (see below for the definition of rigor. What do YOU think it means?) I could go and on. rigor: (America Heritage – old fashioned heavy book style) 1. strictness or severity of action or judgement. 2. A The scary grown-up world by debmeier U used to think when I was young,... more »