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Sunday, February 24, 2013

Whiteboard Advisors Education Insider | Truth in American Education

Whiteboard Advisors Education Insider | Truth in American Education:


Whiteboard Advisors Education Insider

Whiteboard Advisors Education Insider:  Digital Learning and
Common Core Assessments February 2013 is available online and can be downloaded by clicking here.
Here is the Executive Summary:
  • In the wake of the Senate hearing on No Child Left Behind waivers, 71 percent of Insiders think ESEA will not be reauthorized until at least 2015.
  • Insiders remain concerned about the two assessment consortia and for the first time more than half of Insiders say that the PARCC consortia is on the “wrong track.”
  • Insiders see a lack of bandwidth as a major barrier to successful implementation of the new Common Core assessments.
  • An overwhelming majority of Insiders think that MOOCs are more than a passing fad and will substantially