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PARCC’s Lately-Published “Test Fairness and Security” Statement | deutsch29: PARCC’s Lately-Published “Test Fairness and Security” StatementUnder the heading, “Latest News,” the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) has posted a message entitled, Test Fairness and Security. Here is the document: Here is the text:Test Fairness and Security The PARCC states are comm
Until Pearson is investigated by the DOJ and the NSA, all “no laws broken” statements are hype | Reclaim Reform: Until Pearson is investigated by the DOJ and the NSA, all “no laws broken” statements are hypePosted on March 20, 2015by Ken PrevitiUntil a full investigation by the Department of Justice is completed, any “no law was broken” statements are political hype or mere conjecture. A foreign c
Arrogant Columnists Who Love High-Stakes Tests: Arrogant Columnists Who Love High-Stakes TestsMARCH 20, 2015 BY NANCY BAILEY 1 COMMENTI probably would have ignored a recent smug opinion piece by Beth Kassab in theOrlando Sentinel, who scoffs at parents who choose opting their children out of the tests. But another snotty write-up in a similar vein by Mike Thomas, from Jeb Bush’s Foundation of Exce
The #PinkGlitterStorm Challenge on Vimeo: The #PinkGlitterStorm Challenge on Vimeo The #PinkGlitterStorm Challenge from Antavia Hamilton on Vimeo. This is the launch video for the #pinkglitterstorm challenge! Ms. Hamilton invites you to spread the word about #Literacy #EdTech and #Education. Check out more information about her classroom fundraising project at gofundme.com/Ms-Hamilton-Cares.The #P
shine on productions - Defies Measurement:Defies Measurementa documentaryDefies Measurement strengthens the discussion about public education by taking a much-needed, fresh, hard look at why it is so important to address the social and emotional needs of every student, and what happens when the wrong people make decisions for schools.The purpose of this film is to inform and inspire discussion. In
Competing Visions: President Obama, House Budget Committee, Senate Budget Committee, and Congressional Progressive Caucus Release Budget Proposals for 2016: Competing Visions: President Obama, House Budget Committee, Senate Budget Committee, and Congressional Progressive Caucus Release Budget Proposals for 2016March 19, 2015 - Download PDF VersionNational Priorities Project examines how new budget
Competing Visions: President Obama, House Budget Committee, Senate Budget Committee, and Congressional Progressive Caucus Release Budget Proposals for 2016: Competing Visions: President Obama, House Budget Committee, Senate Budget Committee, and Congressional Progressive Caucus Release Budget Proposals for 2016 March 19, 2015 - Download PDF VersionNational Priorities Project examines how new budg
Don’t Close Schools, Fix Schools! «Education Talk New Orleans Education Talk New Orleans: Don’t Close Schools, Fix Schools! For many years parents and special education advocates have alerted the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) of special education violations in the charter system in New Orleans. Years before the creation of the Recovery School District (RSD), I did the same with the Orle
Student Privacy Debate Dominates Assembly Panel’s Meeting on PARCC Tests - NJ Spotlight: STUDENT PRIVACY DEBATE DOMINATES ASSEMBLY PANEL’S MEETING ON PARCC TESTSJOHN MOONEY | MARCH 20, 2015Lawmakers, education officials at loggerheads over monitoring of student postings on social mediaAudience members listen to debate over student privacy and PARCC during yesterday's Assembly education committee m
Badass Teachers Association: Between PARCC and a Hard PlaceOriginally posted on Buckeye BATs Blog Board https://buckeyebats.wordpress.com/2015/03/18/between-parcc-and-a-hard-place/Torn. Emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually torn. At present, this is my frame of mind. The conscience wrestling is exhausting and draining me at every moment. It does not stop. An endless loop of guilt, pain, an
Schools Matter: Alliance corporate charters, teacher organizing, and moral imperatives: Alliance corporate charters, teacher organizing, and moral imperativesFirst published on solidaridad on March 19, 2015"The shady nature of Alliance's real estate dealings, their dismal SAT scores and CSU remediation rates, and their refusal to educate every child are all compelling… [a]llowing these privat
From Crenshaw to Hartsville: Race, Poverty, and Education Reform | the becoming radical:FROM CRENSHAW TO HARTSVILLE: RACE, POVERTY, AND EDUCATION REFORMIn order to avoid the existential hell known as I-85 where morning commuters creep along bug-like in a daily Kafkan nightmare, I take winding backroads through the Upstate of South Carolina to my university.Recently, I noticed a real estate sign ad
Bad Apples: One Company's Stranglehold on the American Education System | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community: Bad Apples: One Company's Stranglehold on the American Education System'The story of Pearson’s rise is very much a story about America’s obsession with education reform over the past few decades.'"Pearson has aggressive lobbyists, top-notch marketi
China Needs More Creativity - Bloomberg Business: China Needs More CreativityAs it shifts from being the world's factory to a source of innovationChinaPearson ChinaSuite 1208, Tower D,Beijing Global Trade Center36 North Third Ring Road EastDongcheng District, Beijing, 100013ChinaTel +86 10 5735 5000Fax +86 10 5825 7950www.pearsoned.com.cnwww.edexcelchina.com www.nyif.com.cnSina Weibo:http://weibo.
Schools Wait to See What Becomes of No Child Left Behind Law - NYTimes.com: Schools Wait to See What Becomes of No Child Left Behind Law CLEVELAND — Ginn Academy, the first and only public high school in Ohio just for boys, was conceived to help at-risk students make it through school — experimenting with small classes, a tough discipline code and life coaches around the clock.Its graduation rate
California’s teacher shortage is becoming a crisis | The Sacramento Bee The Sacramento Bee: California’s teacher shortage is becoming a crisis It’s hard to imagine that after nearly six years of constant pressure on school districts to balance budgets through teacher layoffs, we could be talking about a serious teacher shortage.But here we are. As a report by the California Commission on Teacher C
Rahm's Accomplishments - Home: RAHM'S ACCOMPLISHMENTSFour years of Rahm's AchievementsChicago likes a tough mayor that gets things done. Let's take a look at what Mayor Rahm Emanuel has done in his short tenure. From finance and crime, to education and jobs, Rahm has touched every aspect of our city in less than four years.Finance & EthicsOf Emanuel’s top 106 contributors, 60 of them receive
Education Department does reboot for computer services deal - NY Daily News: Department of Education does an about-face, cancels firm's $637M contract to provide computer services to public schools In a startling reversal, the city’s Department of Education has canceled a $637 million contract it approved only a month ago for a private firm to provide computer services to all public schools, the D
Special Nite Cap CORPORATE ED REFORMWhat is the Young Teachers Collective? | Young Teachers CollectiveWhat is the Young Teachers Collective? | Young Teachers Collective: What is the Young Teachers Collective?MARCH 19, 2015 / STEPHRRIVERAAs future and young teachers, we are constantly advised not to go into teaching. We are painted as apathetic and unaware of “what we’re getting ourselves into.” Th
