Pryor: Enough! Read the statute and back off the lie that students must take the common core test
March 17, 2014 Commissioner Pryor, The charade has gone on way to long. Connecticut General Statute 10-14n is clear and concise. It reads, “For purposes of this section, a state-wide mastery examination is defined as an examination which measures whether or not a student has mastered essential grade-level skills in reading, language arts and mathematics. […]The post Pryor: Enough! Read the statut
Testimony on the Common Core Bill at last week’s hearing
Despite the best efforts of the Malloy administration and Democratic leaders in the General Assembly, the Education Committee conducted a hearing on legislation impacting the he Common Core on March 12, 2014. Connecticut residents provided and submitted incredibly powerful testimony. Here are just a few of the best examples. More will be posted in coming […]The post Testimony on the Common Core
All I Really Need to Know about Corporate Education Reform (and why we should fight it) I Learned in Kindergarten – by Dr. Yohuru Williams
Dr. Yohuru Williams is a professor of history at Fairfield University and a Badass Teacher Activist. Diane Ravitch recently featured Dr. William’s piece on her blog. Here is the full piece; Sometimes the simplest explanations are the best ones. Robert Fulghum’s hugely popular All IReally Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten offers the basis for a […]The post All I Really Need to Know about Cor
3-16-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Teachers just never know (By Roger Conway)Valued Reader Roger Conway weighs in with a great letter, For all the words spoken and written about education “reform” and all the bloviating about teacher benchmarks and evaluations, very little is said about what and how teachers feel. And part of the reason for this is that teachers keep their most important feelings about what […]The post