Jindal: Vouchers Will Provide Excellence for All
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal used his platform at the Brookings Institution to argue that vouchers were the best way to provide excellence for all children.
Joy Resmovits of the Huffington Post wrote an excellent description of his presentation, noting that a court in Louisiana had just called the funding of vouchers unconstitutional. Jindal assured her that decision would be overturned on appeal.
She also pointed out that some of the state’s voucher schools refused to accept students with disabilities and
Joy Resmovits of the Huffington Post wrote an excellent description of his presentation, noting that a court in Louisiana had just called the funding of vouchers unconstitutional. Jindal assured her that decision would be overturned on appeal.
She also pointed out that some of the state’s voucher schools refused to accept students with disabilities and
Sandra Stotsky: The Leading Critic of Common Core
I just posted an article written by David Coleman and Susan Pimentel, explaining that the Common Core standards are not antagonistic to literature and fiction, and that they promote a higher quality of both fiction and nonfiction.
Within minutes, I received a post from Sandra Stotsky, expressing her vehement opposition to the Common Core standards. Stotsky was in charge of the development of the highly praised Massachusetts standards. The English standards in that state were especially strong on literature. Stotsky is still upset that Massachusetts
Within minutes, I received a post from Sandra Stotsky, expressing her vehement opposition to the Common Core standards. Stotsky was in charge of the development of the highly praised Massachusetts standards. The English standards in that state were especially strong on literature. Stotsky is still upset that Massachusetts
David Coleman Clarifies Role of Fiction in Common Core Standards
In response to a loud outcry about the place of fiction in the English classes, David Coleman and Susan Pimentel have written a description of the requirements for reading in the standards. Susan Pimentel was co-writer with David Coleman of the English language arts standards in the Common Core State Standards.
Coleman and Pimentel insist that fiction and literature will continue to be central in English classrooms. They expect that English teachers will not only teach Shakespeare and poetry, as they have in the past, but literary nonfiction as well.
As readers may know, articles have appeared in the international press about the removal of well-known works of
Coleman and Pimentel insist that fiction and literature will continue to be central in English classrooms. They expect that English teachers will not only teach Shakespeare and poetry, as they have in the past, but literary nonfiction as well.
As readers may know, articles have appeared in the international press about the removal of well-known works of
Karen Lewis: Where Corporate Reform Is Going
A Comment from Karen Lewis about the simultaneous deluge of “reforms,” none of which is grounded in research or experience:
“Any decent researcher knows that when you change more than one variable in an experiment, you have to do some pretty heavy lifting in order to determine which one had more effect than another. So in Chicago we have a new evaluation, Common Core, a longer day and year, a new contract, school closings and the usual suspects
“Any decent researcher knows that when you change more than one variable in an experiment, you have to do some pretty heavy lifting in order to determine which one had more effect than another. So in Chicago we have a new evaluation, Common Core, a longer day and year, a new contract, school closings and the usual suspects
Teacher: Please Hear Me, Mayor Bloomberg
In his weekly radio interview, Mayor Bloomberg said that wants to hold teachers’ feet to the fire. He wants them evaluated by the scores of their students and he wants their ratings published. He is furious that the union has been unwilling to agree to a pact. He says he will cut the budget if they don’t comply.
This teacher read the post and replied:
“I can not believe his language. Evaluation is something every professional adult is subject to, provided that the evaluation is done in good faith, by a fair measure, by trustworthy evaluators. The minute you say you want to
This teacher read the post and replied:
“I can not believe his language. Evaluation is something every professional adult is subject to, provided that the evaluation is done in good faith, by a fair measure, by trustworthy evaluators. The minute you say you want to
Randi Weingarten: VAM Is Junk Science
The United Teachers of Los Angeles reached an evaluation agreement that minimizes the use of test scores.
Perhaps they were burned by the inappropriate public release of teacher ratings devised by the Los Angeles Times.
I don’t understand how their evaluation system will work, but this is the key takeaway: AFT President Randi Weingarten called value-added modeling (VAM) by this term: “junk science.”
You read it here and here and here
This is the method whereby a teacher may be voted “teacher of the year” and rated “ineffective,” all at the same time.
You go, Randi!.
Perhaps they were burned by the inappropriate public release of teacher ratings devised by the Los Angeles Times.
I don’t understand how their evaluation system will work, but this is the key takeaway: AFT President Randi Weingarten called value-added modeling (VAM) by this term: “junk science.”
You read it here and here and here
This is the method whereby a teacher may be voted “teacher of the year” and rated “ineffective,” all at the same time.
You go, Randi!.
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