A truly ugly standardized testing story
You’d think that being severely brain damaged, blind and bound to a wheelchair in 2013 would have been enough of a clue that Ethan Rediske was not able to take a required standardized test in 2014. Or the fact that he was in hospice care, dying. Yet parents Andrea and Chris Rediske of Orange County […]
11 key questions on standardized testing for Congress to answer
The nonprofit Network for Public Education, a coalition of education organizations fighting the privatization of public schools, has asked key congressional committees to hold formal hearings on the overuse of high-stakes standardized tests as a result of federal and state laws. The advocacy group was founded last by activists including education historian Diane Ravitch, who has […]
All Week @ The Answer Sheet 3-8-14
The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer SheetThe manipulation of Social Emotional LearningWhat is Social Emotional Learning? According to the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning, it involves the processes through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goa