StudentsFirst gives NY ed commissioner a friendly audience for Common Core forum
New York State Education Commissioner John King was on a “listening tour” this fall to ostensibly talk with the public about the Common Core State Standards and school reform but it got cut short when people in the crowd challenged him. Some forums were cancelled, but he is back on the circuit — and on […]
The 10 school districts with the most charter school students
A new report on charter schools says that charter school enrollment around the country has grown 80 percent over the past five years — but represents only 5 percent of total public school enrollment (a statistic that may seem surprising given all of the attention that school reformers give to charters). The report, which is issued […]
12-10-13 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: Millions in private money poured into Common Core promotionIt cost money to implement and promote the Common Core State Standards. Here’s a post about where some of the funding is coming from, written by award-winning Principal Carol Burris of South Side High School in New York. Burris has chronicled on this blog the many problems with the test-driven reform in New York (here,