Principal: ‘I was naïve about Common Core’:

Principal: ‘I was naïve about Common Core’

Posted by Valerie Strauss on March 4, 2013 at 10:15 am

Here’s a powerful piece about how an award-winning principal went from being a Common Core supporter to an opponent. This was written by Carol Burris, principal of South Side High School in New York. She was named the 2010 New York State Outstanding Educator by the School Administrators Association of New York State. She is one of the co-authors of the principals’ letter against evaluating teachers by student test scores, which has been signed by 1,535 New York principals.

By Carol Burris

When I first read about the Common Core State Standards, I cheered.  I believe that our schools should teach all students (except for those who have severe learning disabilities), the skills, habits and knowledge that they need to be successful in post secondary education. 

Anne Arundel second-grader suspended for chewing his pastry into the shape of a gun

by Donna St. George

A 7-year-old Anne Arundel County boy was suspended Friday for chewing his breakfast pastry into the shape of a gun and saying, “bang, bang”—an offense that the school described as a threat to other students, according to his family.
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