For New Mexico…and Every Other Bush-Bought State
This is a letter to the editor for New Mexico newspapers, but if you have a Jeb Bush lackey in your state, then perhaps you should put the pressure on your leadership as well. A recent report was released that suggested that the Federalization of public education is not doing our schools, students, teachers, or […]
Deasy, Apple, Pearson, and Gates: A Post Worth Hacking Into
Thirty million dollars is a lot of money for a single school district to shell out for the sake of Common Core. That is what the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) under the direction of reform-minded, unaccredited Broad Superintendents Academy graduate John Deasy decided to do in June. The purchase: Apple iPads. The $30 million […]
The Assault on Public Education in SC Continues: More Innovation!
How much education innovation can a high-poverty state take? Apparently, according to former-general-without-a-second-of-experience-as-a-teacher Superintendent Mick Zais, just a little more. As reported by Patrick Hayes at EdFirstSC (and not reported at the Charleston Post and Courier because the P&C is all about endorsing the worst possible policies for SC public schools, such as merit pay an
9-30-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: David Coleman Runs The Voodoo Psychometrics DownA late August HuffPo article by Joy Resmovitz entitled, “David Coleman, Common Core Writer, Gears Up For SAT Rewrite,” has been making the rounds on many of the Facebook groups I follow that focus on high-stakes testing, the Common Core Standards, and other issues of concern to teachers, parents, administrators, students, and other