International test scores: Getting the data straight
Here is a third post in a debate on The Answer Sheet about international test scores and whether they tell us anything important about the U.S. public education system. The conversation began with a post I wrote last week titled “The fetishization of international test scores” which looked to the upcoming release of 2012 PISA […]
JFK quiz: How much do you know?
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you know that Friday, Nov. 22, is the 50th anniversary of the assassination of president John F. Kennedy. How much do you know about his life and times? Test yourself: 1) Which is not true about John F. Kennedy’s father, Joseph Patrick Kennedy? a) He made a […]
11-21-13 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: N.Y. school principals write letter of concern about Common Core testsA group of eight prominent school superintendents from around New York State have drafted a letter to parents expressing their deep concerns about the validity of new Common Core-aligned standardized tests that state education officials are giving to students in grades three through eight — and in just a few w
