The "Unintended Consequences" Of The Common Core And The Education Reform Movement
An editorial from the New Hampshire Union Leader:Kids and cursive Common Core falloutUnintended consequences are beginning to sprout in the wake of U.S. education decisions. For one thing, there is the move to do away with any concentration on handwriting other than in kindergarten and first grade. For another, there is the federal overreach on common standards.A lengthy New York Times report last
Bill Gates As Bond Villain
Bill Gates responds to criticism that he's making money off the Common Core:“This is about giving money away,” he said of his support for the standards. “This is philanthropy. This is trying to make sure students have the kind of opportunity I had . . . and it’s almost outrageous to say otherwise, in my view.Sure this is about giving money away - and getting an agenda promoted in returnGates gets
Bill Gates Exposed For All To See As An Arrogant, Whiny Elitist
Okay, it's official:We're onto a new phase of the fight against the CCSS. News media outlets are no longer buying and using pro-Common Core boilerplate rhetoric in stories on the Common Core, they're no longer framing the CCSS the way CCSS proponents want the standards framed, and they're no longer buying into the marginalization of proponents strategies that CCSS proponents and supporters have us
6-7-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekZephyr Teachout Wants To Make Testing/Teacher Evaluation Protest A Centerpiece Of An Anti-Cuomo CampaignJummy Vielkind at Capital NY:ALBANY—Zephyr Teachout says it will be at least another week before she decides whether to mount a left-flank challenge to Governor Andrew Cuomo. “My decision is based on whether I can put together the resources to mou