A “sham” perpetrated by “snake oil salesmen”: RESEARCH QUESTIONS COMMON-CORE CLAIMS BY PUBLISHERS
By Benjamin Herold and Michele Molnar- Education Week http://bit.ly/1n3CWyl William Schmidt, a professor of statistics and education at Michigan State University, said many claims by textbook publishers that their materials are aligned with the Common Core State Standards are a "sham." —Brian Widdis for Education Week Published Online: March 3, 2014 /in Print: March 5, 2014 ::
Sb 1174 - California Bill Would Repeal Bilingual Education Restrictions
Issue could surface on 2016 state ballot By Katie Ash - Education Week http://bit.ly/1kD9AF7 March 4, 2014 :: A new bill that seeks to repeal California's long-running restrictions on bilingual education may be only the most recent signal of a shifting political climate around English-language-learner instruction in that state. California drew national attention in 1998 when voters
Co-location: NYC MAYOR ENDS SPACE SHARING FOR SOME CHARTER SCHOOLS
News in Brief By Katie Ash, Education Week | http://bit.ly/1g6Luis March 4, 2014 :: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced last week he is rescinding several existing agreements that allow charter schools to share space—or "co-locate"—in buildings with regular public schools. Nearly 700 charter students are expected to be affected. During last year's election campaign, Mr. de Bla
Of Windmills ...And The Full Funding Of Idea
by Lee Funk, SI&A Cabinet Report :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinet http://bit.ly/1hUDvWx “What giants?” asked Sancho Panza. “The ones you can see over there,” answered his master, “with the huge arms, some of which are very nearly two leagues long.” “Now look, your grace,” said Sancho, “
SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS A DO-OVER, STATE PANEL TOLD - “Our kids aren’t disabled, our system is.”
By Jane Meredith Adams, EdSource Today http://bit.ly/1fLUISG March 6th, 2014 :: Eight minutes into a public meeting on how to reform the state’s vast special education system, the woman who ran special education in California for nine years came up to the microphone. Alice Parker was blunt. “I wish I could have a ‘do-over’ for the 45 years I worked in special education,” Parker, who retired
Do I Really Have To Buy Kleenex So My Kid Can Get A Better Grade?
“They have changed the way schools order from the District warehouse, and our computers don't support the ordering software.” What about the Smarter Balanced test? L.J. Williamson | Off-Ramp | kpcc 89.3 | http://is.gd/TC0hio Carol/tomylees/Flickr Creative Commons :: Writer L.J. Williamson was asked to buy five boxes of facial tissues for her son's class in exchange for 100 points
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 3-6-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: 3 stories+an editorial: THE NEW SAT ...from the same wonderful purveyors of ®eform who brought you the Common Core StandardsGone are the essay, the SAT “vocab words” and a focus on literature and writing. Science remains untested. The College Board President admits that high school grades are a better predictor of college success than standardized test