K-12NN Founder's Open letter to the President, entreating him to read Professor Ravitch
You would come to allow — or steer — some of the worst policies to undermine, weaken, and privatize public education through your appointee, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Those babies and toddlers you kissed grew up some, and are now entering kindergarten and first grade. In some states, children as young as first grade might be taking tests on art instead of actually creating art, or doing
Why SAT scores have declined.
Sent to the Christian Science Monitor There are two possible reasons for the decline of SAT scores ("As college-prep test scores falter, how the US can respond," Sept. 26).One possibility, suggested by FairTest, is that the massive invasion of high-stakes tests that began with No Child Left Behind has not worked. Another, according to an analysis by Seton Hall Professor Christopher Tienk
9-26-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Research proven: School Libraries and Free Voluntary Reading. Unproven and expensive: CCSS and iPadsResearch proven: School Libraries & Free Voluntary Reading. Unproven and expensive: #CCSS & iPads. #LAUSD @skrashen pic.twitter.com/Cg2z5Z7uxM— Robert D. Skeels (@rdsathene) September 26, 2013 The former means engaged critical thinking, but the latter leads to more corporate