More #edweek #propaganda for #commoncore.
by Timothy D. Slekar
Here’s the deal. Someone has to say it and it’s going to be me!
Other than some of the blogs, EdWeek’s so called “news” is nothing more than propaganda for the corporate reformers. I pointed it out before, EdWeek and its reporters either are clueless about the difference between advocacy organizations that push propaganda and peer review research outlets or they (EdWeek and its reporters) have been purchased by the corporate reformers and have sold out their journalistic integrity.
In this “story” readers are informed how the Council of Great City Schools is supportive (in fact pretty damn giddy) of the momentum surrounding urban schools’ adoption of the Common Core State Standards.
First, why should anyone care what the Council of Great City Schools is pushing? In fact if you go to Google Scholar you will find ZERO peer reviewed research studies from this “Council.” Second, why is the adoption of a curriculum that has