Friday, September 13, 2013

Diane in the Evening 9-13-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

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KrazyTA on Arne Duncan’s Rhetoric
Our frequent commenter KrazyTA was not pleased when Arne Duncan told California it could not stop state testing while introducing Common Core testing. This was his observation: This latest statement by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan needs to be viewed in context. If you read his speech to the April 2013 American Education Research Association he is: for standardized testing and against it; it


LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-13-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Tennessee Superintendents Speak Out Against Kevin HuffmanNearly half the superintendents in the state of Tennessee took the unusual step of signing a letter in opposition to State Commissioner Kevin Huffman. They were clearly frustrated by Huffman’s arrogant style of leadership. Huffman was chosen to be state commissioner even thou