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Chancellor Tisch Promises Higher Test Scores Next Year | Diane Ravitch’s blog
The head of Néw York state’s Board of Regents Merryl Tisch says everyone should calm down about the collapse of test scores across the state. Next year, she promised, the scores will go up. You can count on that, because the state commissioner can lower the cut score if he wants to avoid another embarrassment ...read moreThe post Chancellor Tisch Promises Higher Test Scores Next Year | Diane Ravit
Bill de Blasio and a brief history of public-school parents for mayor | Capital New York
BY DANA RUBINSTEIN 4:24 pm Aug. 23, 2013 During the lightning round of a Democratic mayoral debate in 2005, then-NY1 host Dominic Carter asked then-Council Speaker Gifford Miller a question that effectively ended his campaign for mayor. “If you are elected mayor, will you send [your children] to New York City public schools through high ...read moreThe post Bill de Blasio and a brief history of pu
Is the state responsible for providing every Hartford student a seat in an integrated school? | The CT Mirror
Friday, August 23, 2013 2,500 Hartford students to have chance to attend different school State falls short on school desegregation requirements Efforts to desegregate, expand school choice a challenge with looming deficits As a court-ordered deadline approaches for state officials to outline how they will desegregate Hartford’s public schools, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy drew a ...read moreThe post Is
Public School Asks Parents to Pay $613 Per Student As Right-Wing Governor Destroys Public Education With Insane Defunding | Alternet
Pennsylvania’s right-wing governor drains public schools of basic funds — and the sickening details will shock you. August 22, 2013 | Want to see a public school system in its death throes? Look no further than Philadelphia. There, the school district is facing end times, with teachers, parents and students staring into the abyss created ...read moreThe post Public School Asks Parents to Pay $613
Is Tennessee’s Charter Law Unconstitutional? | Diane Ravitch’s blog
A lawyer representing the Metro Nashville school board contends that Tennessee’s charter school law is unconstitutional. John Borkowski, of the Washington. D.C., law firm of Hogan Lovells maintains that the 2002 law “seems to impose increased costs on local governments with no offsetting subsidy from the state,” which he said violates the Tennessee Constitution. Borkowski ...read moreThe post Is T
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Introducing Boston Truth, the City’s New Education Coalition | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity
Posted on: Wednesday August 14th, 2013 New Education Coalition Launched in Boston! On Wednesday, August 21 a new coalition called “Boston Truth: Students, Educators, and Families Building Power for Educational Justice” hosted its kickoff event at the Fist Parish Church in Dorchester. The group, which contains many grassroots OTL allies (full list below), is dedicated ...read moreThe post Introduci
Majority of new students opting in from charter schools | tallahassee.com
Leon County Schools Superintendent Jackie Pons confirmed Tuesday the district has 400 additional secondary school students, the majority of whom opted back into the district through the new School Choice for Charters program. Pons said the increase in enrollment is the largest he’s seen during his tenure as superintendent. The School Choice for Charters program, ...read moreThe post Majority of ne
Advanced Placement classes failing students | Stephanie Simon – POLITICO.com
Taxpayers have spent hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years to nudge more students into Advanced Placement classes — but a close look at test scores suggests much of the investment has been wasted. Expanding participation in AP classes has been a bipartisan goal, promoted by U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and by Republican ...read moreThe post Advanced Placement classes failing stud
Hundreds march through Center City in protest of Phila. School District | 6abc.com
PHILADELPHIA – August 22, 2013 (WPVI) — With a light rain falling, about 1,000 teachers, students and parents marched to Philadelphia School District headquarters to rally for more funding to restore jobs and programs that have been cut. “Shame on Michael Nutter, shame on Governor Corbett. We know what we deserve, we deserve more and ...read moreThe post Hundreds march through Center City in prote
BATS to Michelle Rhee: You Are Not Leading a Civil Rights Movement | Diane Ravitch’s blog
I received the following letter from two BAT teachers who heard that Michelle Rhee is planning to speak in Birmingham and intends to portray herself as “a civil rights leader” in the tradition of Martin Luther King, Jr. It is well-known that Dr. King worked closely with labor unions–not against them–to improve the lot of ...read moreThe post BATS to Michelle Rhee: You Are Not Leading a Civil Right
Using Value-Added to Compare Teachers Who Work in Different Schools | jointhefuture.org
The Carnegie Knowledge Network have an interesting brief looking at what we know about value-added variation among educators who teach at different schools, the correctly note that Some schools are more effective than others by virtue of their favorable resources, leadership, or organization; we can expect that teachers of similar skill will perform better in ...read moreThe post Using Value-Added
Arne Duncan: YOU take the tests and publish your scores | teacherbiz
According to Arne Duncan and his friends in the reform movement, America’s public schools are failing their children. And the best way to fix this problem and instill a real love of learning in America’s kids, Duncan and his friends say, is to require districts—many of which are already financially strapped because of billions of ...read moreThe post Arne Duncan: YOU take the tests and publish you
Chancellor Tisch Promises Higher Test Scores Next Year | Diane Ravitch’s blog
The head of Néw York state’s Board of Regents Merryl Tisch says everyone should calm down about the collapse of test scores across the state. Next year, she promised, the scores will go up. You can count on that, because the state commissioner can lower the cut score if he wants to avoid another embarrassment ...read moreThe post Chancellor Tisch Promises Higher Test Scores Next Year | Diane Ravit
NJDOE Fail (Again): Camden Community Charter School | Jersey Jazzman
Friday, August 23, 2013 Camden’s schools open this year on Monday, September 9 — a little more than two weeks. But when Camden Community Charter School opens, there will be a huge black cloud over the campus: HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale charged Wednesday that Pennsylvania’s largest charter school – located ...read moreThe post NJDOE Fail (Again): Camden Community
New Camden Super Appointment Rushed With NO Community Input! | Jersey Jazzman
This is incredible: The New Jersey State Board of Education has scheduled a special meeting Monday to vote on Gov. Christie’s selection for Camden superintendent. Paymon Rouhanifard, 32, of New York, was announced Wednesday as Christie’s pick for the next Camden school chief. The state board is expected approve the selection. Since it is a ...read moreThe post New Camden Super Appointment Rushed W
Diane Ravitch’s new book was preemptively attacked. Wow! | Reclaim Reform
Posted on August 19, 2013 by Ken Previti Peter Cunningham, a professional spin-doctor, today attacked Diane Ravitch and her yet to be published book, The Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools. Wow! she must have hit a nerve! There is no doubt that with his ...read moreThe post Diane Ravitch’s new book was preemptively attacked. Wow! | Rec
Gary Rubinstein: No Excuses for Democracy Prep | Diane Ravitch’s blog
Gary Rubinstein here analyzes the unimpressive showing by Democracy Prep on the recent disastrous Common Core tests in New York State. He takes apart the effort by Mike Petrilli of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute to rationalize the poor performance of the much-ballyhooed charter chain. Gary writes, “The hardest thing about trying to have an intellectual debate with ‘reformers’ is every time ...rea
CPS principal bonuses top $1.1 million | catalyst-chicago.org
By: Cassandra West / August 23, 2013 Despite having to spend their summer distributing pink slips and cutting back art and music programs, 134 CPS principals on Thursday received bonuses—ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 apiece—doled out by Mayor Rahm Emanuel. CPS is able to give with one hand and take away with the other because ...read moreThe post CPS principal bonuses top $1.1 million | catalyst
Acting Assistant Secretary Forte Leaving U.S. Department of Education | Politics K-12 – Education Week
By Alyson Klein on August 23, 2013 9:39 AM Denise Forte, who has been serving as acting assistant secretary for planning, evaluation, and policy development, is leaving the U.S. Department of Education, spokesman Cameron French said. Forte, a former staffer for Rep. George Miller, the leading Democrat in the House on K-12 issues, stepped into ...read moreThe post Acting Assistant Secretary Forte L
Ohio Grades Its Schools—A, B, C, D, and F | janresseger
Yesterday newspapers across Ohio published the new A – F grades the Ohio Department of Education is assigning to all public and charter schools. We are away from home on vacation in Minnesota, but when I happened to go on-line to the Plain Dealer‘s website to check the local news and saw the grades for ...read moreThe post Ohio Grades Its Schools—A, B, C, D, and F | janresseger appeared first on
China Enters “Testing-free” Zone: The New Ten Commandments of Education Reform | Yong Zhao
22 AUGUST 2013 2,613 ONE COMMENT No standardized tests, no written homework, no tracking. These are some of the new actions China is taking to lessen student academic burden. The Chinese Ministry of Education released Ten Regulations to Lessen Academic Burden for Primary School Students this week for public commentary. The Ten Regulations are introduced ...read moreThe post China Enters “Testing-f
A Timeline of the John Connolly/Stand For Children Debacle | Boston Magazine
So much for that outside spending. By David S. Bernstein | Boston Daily | August 21, 2013 3:13 pm There are few things more predictable in contemporary political campaigns, at least in Massachusetts, than the holier-than-thou slapfest over outside expenditures. It was obviously coming in the Boston mayoral race. Now it’s here. Anyone feeling edified? ...read moreThe post A Timeline of the John Con
‘Perfect storm’ threatens Philadelphia schools | The Answer Sheet
By Valerie Strauss, Published: August 23 at 6:00 amE-mail the writer The Philadelphia public school system is in a financial and leadership crisis so severe that writer Aaron Kase said in this article on Salon.com that the district is in its “death throes.” While that may be premature, there is no question that the system ...read moreThe post ‘Perfect storm’ threatens Philadelphia schools | The An
Online schools face scrutiny over scores, growth | Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper
Associated Press Leaders of Indiana’s two largest online charter schools say low student test scores don’t tell the whole picture of how the schools are performing. Hoosier Academies and Indiana Connections Academy are both sponsored by Ball State University. Neither school came close to the state average for ISTEP+ scores last year. Ball State has ...read moreThe post Online schools face scrutiny
What’s Her Number? Zip Codes Tell Us A Lot About Public School Quality | NEA Today
August 22, 2013 by twalker In the old saw about real estate, the three most important factors are location, location, location. The same is true of our nation’s public schools. A location that is desirable usually has good public schools because good schools attract families and businesses, which drive up real estate prices. In turn, ...read moreThe post What’s Her Number? Zip Codes Tell Us A Lot
Note to Test Designers: Bad Questions are not the Same as Hard Questions | WNYC
By KATHERINE SOREL We have been hearing recently about how “hard” the recent state tests were. We are told that they had to be “hard” because we have to raise the standards in order to make sure all our students are college-ready. Having proctored the fifth-grade tests this spring, I have to wonder where the ...read moreThe post Note to Test Designers: Bad Questions are not the Same as Hard Quest
Indiana’s grading system favors charter, private schools | Indianapolis Star | indystar.com
Now that the stench from the recent Tony Bennett A-F grade fixing scandal has dissipated, we can turn our attention to the bigger issue at hand, and that is whether an A-F grading system for K-12 education makes any sense at all. A majority of our state legislators, elected officials and the public seem to ...read moreThe post Indiana’s grading system favors charter, private schools | Indianapolis
North Carolina “rebrands” teacher quality for the worse | NC Policy Watch
by Dr. Paul G. Fitchett I am what you might call a North Carolina education “lifer.” I attended North Carolina public schools from kindergarten through 12th grade, enrolled as a Teaching Fellow in a state university where I received my BA in history and a Master’s in Teaching, and taught in both Charlotte-Mecklenburg and Wake ...read moreThe post North Carolina “rebrands” teacher quality for the
Are You As Smart As a First-Grader? | Diane Ravitch’s blog
This is only a portion of the English language arts curriculum for first grade in New York State, aligned to the Common Core standards. Many children in first grade have not yet learned to read, but they will be expected to understand and explain facts and concepts that belong in sixth or seventh or eighth or ninth ...read moreThe post Are You As Smart As a First-Grader? | Diane Ravitch’s blog app
Triple Segregation More Likely in Low-Scoring Texas Schools | The Texas Observer
by Caitlin Perrone Published on Thursday, August 22, 2013, at 1:43 CST Kids who speak little or no English represent a fast-growing share of Texas’ public school students, and the schools they attend are increasingly segregated. According to a study publicized last week by the University of Texas at Austin, the makeup of Texas’ schools tends to ...read moreThe post Triple Segregation More Likely i
Film Review: ‘Go Public’ – Hot Ideas for a Cold Economy | The Frying Pan
I wanted to cry after watching Go Public: A Day in the Life of an American School District. After the hour-plus video collage of complex and inspiring day-to-day interactions that make up our nation’s public schools, the film culminates in pleas from teachers, parents and maintenance staff to the Pasadena Board of Education to forestall ...read moreThe post Film Review: ‘Go Public’ – Hot Ideas for
School vouchers aren’t just bad policy—they’re unpopular, too | American Civil Liberties Union
By Dena Sher Year after year, PDK/Gallup releases an annual poll of public attitudes toward public schools, and it consistently finds that a majority of those polled oppose allowing students and parents to use taxpayer-funded vouchers to attend private schools. This year’s poll, released today, found that 70 percent of Americans oppose funneling taxpayer dollars ...read moreThe post School voucher
Transcript: Obama’s remarks on college affordability plan | The Answer Sheet
Here are remarks that President Obama made on Thursday when announcing his new college affordability plan at the State University of New York in Buffalo. This transcript is from the White House. REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY via Transcript: Obama’s remarks on college affordability plan.The post Transcript: Obama’s remarks on college affordability plan | The Answer Sheet appear
The False Choice of School Choice; Philadelphia Public Schools Crushed By Debt And Charters | Mother Crusader
I drove through Philadelphia twice today on my way to pick up my girls from a visit with my aunt in Maryland. (Why yes, that IS a lot of driving for one day…) And as I drove through Philly the first time, I listened to WHYY’s Marty Moss-Coane interview Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite. As I tuned ...read moreThe post The False Choice of School Choice; Philadelphia Public Schools Crushed By
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Audit alleges lease-reimbursement problems at Chester charter | Philly.com
Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said Wednesday that an audit of the Chester Community Charter School found that it had received more than $1.2 million in improper lease-reimbursement payments. Noting that his office had found similar problems at six other charter schools in March, DePasquale called on the state Department of Education to enforce its ...read moreThe post Audit allege
On Monday, August 26th, please wear RED for public ed! | Public Schools First NC
North Carolina is on fire! People all across the state have joined us to “sound the alarm” and help us get public education budget facts straight. Thousands have gathered for Moral Mondays. Other rallies are popping up all over the state; here are three rallies scheduled for this Saturday, August 24th: via . http://www.icontact-archive.com/PX0U1-9kSYNda3mhP_nFSWUiKRcgMzM9?w=3The post On Monday, Au
Smoky Mountain Smokescreen: A Tennessee Story | School Finance 101
Posted on August 22, 2013 2 My last post was about the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s role in starving the Philadelphia school district into submission. The failure by deprivation of the city district has now been used as a basis for blaming the district and its employees – primarily teachers, for that failure. Of course, once ...read moreThe post Smoky Mountain Smokescreen: A Tennessee Story | Sc
Poll: Rising confidence in U.S. public school teachers | Salon.com
While still critical of country’s education system, parents are increasingly pleased with teachers’ performance BY PATRIK JONSSON Public school teachers have taken a bashing, in part because of moves to tie student scores on standardized tests directly to teacher performance. Now, a new poll suggests that Americans’ confidence is rising in their neighborhood schools and ...read moreThe post Poll:
Are all Indiana schools dropping state grades? | wsbt.com
8:14 a.m. EDT, August 21, 2013 Some of the largest school districts in our area are heading back to class today. This morning South Bend, Penn-Harris-Madison and Michigan City area schools are welcoming back students for a new year. South Bend schools are starting, knowing the school board passed a resolution choosing to opt out ...read moreThe post Are all Indiana schools dropping state grades? |
Deck Chairs on the Titanic Failure of American Education (A must read) | Wait What?
It was George Orwell who provided us with the powerful reminder that, “In a time of universal deceit – telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” But more and more hero educators and education heroes are standing up to do just that. Diane Ravitch, the country’s leading voice for public education, defines a “hero educator” ...read moreThe post Deck Chairs on the Titanic Failure of American Educatio
Obama’s Big Higher Education Push: Does it Have a Shot? | Politics K-12 – Education Week
By Alyson Klein on August 22, 2013 5:56 PM The big news today is President Barack Obama’s push to create a new rating system for colleges. The proposed system would take into account affordability, outcomes such as graduation rates, and how well schools provide access to populations such as Pell Grant recipients. The rating system ...read moreThe post Obama’s Big Higher Education Push: Does it Hav
James Meredith: Public Schools Are Being “Destroyed by Greed, Fraud, and Lies” | Diane Ravitch’s blog
CIVIL RIGHTS HERO CALLS FOR EMERGENCY NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION Just Awarded Harvard’s Highest Education Honor, James Meredith Challenges Parents and Teachers to Demand Answers to 21 Questions and Take Back Control of Public Schools Upcoming 50Th Anniversary Tie-In: August 18, 2013 On the 50th anniversary of his historic graduation from the University of ...read moreThe post Jam
Common Core boosters can’t face facts | The Journal Gazette
Justin Ohlemiller and his organization, Stand for Children, refuse to present information on the Common Core Standards without slicing and dicing it until it fits into their talking points. His article (“Hoosiers rally behind Common Core goals,” Aug. 13) was purposefully disingenuous, leaving out important facts and testimony. If representatives of Stand for Children had ...read moreThe post Commo
Top Quotes from ALEC’s 40th Birthday Party in Chicago | PR Watch
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) annual meeting in Chicago earlier this month was marked by massive protests outside, but inside the walls of the Palmer House Hotel, the business of this notoriously secretive organization went forward as usual. The few quotes that have trickled out from inside the ALEC meeting are revealing. A reporter ...read moreThe post Top Quotes from ALEC’s 40
North Carolina: Moral Mondays Grow | Diane Ravitch’s blog
Join the movement to stop the privatization of public education in North Carolina! Stand up to the extremists in the legislature and the extremist governor who are band onion public education and vilifying the teaching profession.. This just in: Advocating for high-quality public schools for North Carolina. August 22, 2013 On Monday, August 26th, please ...read moreThe post North Carolina: Moral M
Mercedes Schneider Compares AP and Gallup Polls | Diane Ravitch’s blog
Most of us don’t have the time to dig down into polls and figure out the nuances of wording and responses. Fortunately for us, Mercedes Schneider has done it for us. She here compares the AP-NORC poll which concluded that most parents like standardized testing to the PDK/Gallup poll, which found that only 22% of ...read moreThe post Mercedes Schneider Compares AP and Gallup Polls | Diane Ravitch’s
Seattle: Status Quo Crowd Fears Sue Peters | Diane Ravitch’s blog
Sue Peters is an experienced journalist and parent leader who is running for Seattle school board. I have blogged about Sue because I have met her and I know how committed She is to strengthening the public schools of Seattle and standing up to the powerful corporate raiders. These corporate forces, the ones who wield ...read moreThe post Seattle: Status Quo Crowd Fears Sue Peters | Diane Ravitch’
Badass Teachers Association-Statement on 50th Anniversary of March on Washington | With A Brooklyn Accent
The Badass Teachers Association (aka the BATs) is proud to honor the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s “ I Have a Dream Speech.” That great movement offered a vision of a nation that would provide freedom and opportunity to all its citizens, and of people of all ...read moreThe post Badass Teachers Association-Statement on 50th Anniversary of March on Wash
From AYP to SPP | Yinzercation
Move over Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). Time to make room for the School Performance Profile (SPP). Pennsylvania has just been granted its waiver to the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, which had required that all students in the country be proficient in reading and math by next year. But don’t start celebrating just ...read moreThe post From AYP to SPP | Yinzercation appeared first on N
Jersey Jazzman: New Camden Super: Christie Shows Hypocrisy on School Spending Once Again
When Chris Christie first took over Camden’s school district, he vowed he would do whatever he could to make the schools as good as the ones he demands for his own children: Christie, the father of four school-age children, expressed what he described as an obligation to get involved in the Camden district at a ...read moreThe post Jersey Jazzman: New Camden Super: Christie Shows Hypocrisy on Scho
Rahm’s press corps reduced to doing damage control | Mike Klonsky’s SmallTalk Blog
“If you want to throw something at the cameras, go ahead, have at it. You let ‘em know the City of Chicago is on watch for the children of Chicago.” — Rahm Emanuel The mayor’s war chest is overstuffed with money. He has the political backing of many of the biggest and richest players in ...read moreThe post Rahm’s press corps reduced to doing damage control | Mike Klonsky’s SmallTalk Blog appeare
This is What $500,000.00 Can Buy. Any Questions??? | The Indignant Teacher
August 22, 2013 Stand for Children’s co-founder describes the takedown of Chicago Public Schools and their Teacher’s Union. Boston does not need to follow Chicago’s footsteps. Find one teacher who will tell you any differently. I am not the only indignant one. I am the one who became indignant enough to get out. I have ...read moreThe post This is What $500,000.00 Can Buy. Any Questions??? | The I
Amid political pressure, GOP lawmaker endorses Common Core | GothamSchools
John Flanagan, an influential Republican lawmaker, will soon shine a spotlight on criticism of New York’s implementation of the Common Core learning standards. But he doesn’t want to abandon the reforms altogether, the State Senate education chair suggested this morning at City & State’s annual “On Education” forum. Speaking as a panelist at the forum, ...read moreThe post Amid political press
Obama Proposes NCLB for Higher Education | Diane Ravitch’s blog
President Obama proposed a plan to rate colleges much as schools are rated now. Their federal assistance would be based on performance indicators. This is supposed to save money but 75% of college instructors are already adjuncts, working for peanuts. More likely, the President loves Big Data and wants metrics. Next step: technology to replace adjuncts. That will cut costs ...read moreThe post Oba
Will Connolly Come Clean?
Yesterday The Indignant Teacher posed a question to Mayoral Candidate John Connolly in regards to the half-million endorsement he “turned down” from Stand for Children, asking him to explain why, if he truly didn’t “want” the endorsement, he went through the extensive process of seeking it in the first place. Although doing so helped this ...read moreThe post Will Connolly Come Clean? appeared fir
Certification? Please! Gov. Christie follows Gov. Malloy over the cliff
Governor Christie and Governor Malloy Connecticut Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor and New Jersey Commissioner of Education Chris Cerf. Paul Vallas (Bridgeport) and Paymon Rouhanifard (Camden) The story and message are the same… Politicians who propose tougher standards and demand “better teacher prep” while appointing friends and colleagues who don’t even have the most basic ...read moreThe
I Got It! The First Copy of “Reign of Error”!
Forgive a moment of exultation. That’s the moment when the first hardcover copy of your book arrives, and you know it is real. And it has a beautiful handwritten note from a great editor. The editor for “Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools” was Victoria ...read moreThe post I Got It! The First Copy of “Reign of Error”! appeared first on
City Librarians Push Back to Protect Jobs | WSJ
New York City school librarians are fighting back. A group of librarians and parents held a rally Wednesday morning to protest the city’s request for a waiver from state librarian staffing requirements. Standing on the steps of Tweed Courthouse, the Department’s downtown Manhattan headquarters, librarians said they couldn’t just be replaced by a computer in ...read moreThe post City Librarians Pus
NYC Educator: Charles M. Blow Joins the NY Times Common Core Lovefest
It looks like, in the space of a week, three NY Times columnists have come out swinging in favor of the Common Core. The latest is Charles M. Blow, who I’d previously found thoughtful and worthwhile. His opening salvo informs us we are not keeping up with other countries, yet our lower test scores align ...read moreThe post NYC Educator: Charles M. Blow Joins the NY Times Common Core Lovefest appe
The AP and Gallup Polls: A Commentary | deutsch29
August 21, 2013 The theme of this past several days appears to be the national education poll and how much one should (or should not) trust the results. On August 17, the Associated Press (AP) released a twisted version of what they would like for parents to want for their children– high-stakes tests– except that the term “high ...read moreThe post The AP and Gallup Polls: A Commentary | deutsch29
D.C. charter schools to give standardized tests to young children | The Answer Sheet
The use of standardized tests to measure very young students keeps expanding. Now public charter schools in Washington D.C. will soon be giving new standardized tests to very young children — aged 3, 4 and 5 — for the purposes of assessing their academic progress and ranking schools according to the results. What will be ...read moreThe post D.C. charter schools to give standardized tests to youn