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Citizens of Utah Can Speak Out Against the Common Core | Truth in American Education

Citizens of Utah Can Speak Out Against the Common Core | Truth in American Education:


Citizens of Utah Can Speak Out Against the Common Core

new petition website has launched in Utah to rally its citizens against the Common Core State Standards being implemented in that state.
Here is the language of the petition:
Based upon the factual evidence documented at www.UtahnsAgainstCommonCore.com I ask the Governor, State Board of Education, and State Superintendent to immediately take the steps necessary to rescind Common Core adoption, SBAC membership, the Race to the Top application, the No Child Left Behind waiver, and all other requirements upon the state that are related to these, and return to the Utah Core standards in use prior to Common Core adoption.
Second, I request the Utah Attorney General in conjunction with the Federalism Subcommittee of the Constitutional Defense Council, to review all documentation related to such applications and contracts as mentioned above to ensure our state sovereignty is held inviolate. I further request that this review of programs, documents, and applications, include an examination to ensure no 

School Tech Connect: More Mishigas in Michigan

School Tech Connect: More Mishigas in Michigan:


More Mishigas in Michigan

Edwin Flores, Mike Miles and the future of the Dallas ISD's teacher evaluation system overhaul | Dallas ISD Blog | dallasnews.com

Edwin Flores, Mike Miles and the future of the Dallas ISD's teacher evaluation system overhaul | Dallas ISD Blog | dallasnews.com:


Edwin Flores, Mike Miles and the future of the Dallas ISD's teacher evaluation system overhaul

teachers.jpgLike I was saying yesterday, I was talking to outgoing Dallas ISD trustee Edwin Flores earlier this week about the ongoing teacher-evaluation revamp, which he's been working on for, oh, two years now. Reason it came up: The board received yet another update on the redo at its briefing today, and this will be the last time Flores gets to weigh in on the subject. "But if I can stay involved," he says, "I'd be glad to -- to the extent it's possible." The district's looking at gathering data from myriad sources in order to grade the graders: "content experts" (which is to say, outsiders brought in to peek inside classrooms), principals, fellow teacher and even the teachers themselves via portfolios. (And: "self-reflection and video," look out.) But it's the students who probably ought to have the most say, at least when Flores explains it. "This is amazing, man," he says, his voice rising. "Of all the things they measured, what most closely correlated with effective teaching was when the student was asked what they thought of the teacher. It correlated the most with 

ALEC's 2009 IRS Form 990

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Modern School: Failing Schools? Record Number of Americans Have Bachelor's Degrees

Modern School: Failing Schools? Record Number of Americans Have Bachelor's Degrees:


Failing Schools? Record Number of Americans Have Bachelor's Degrees


Ever since the Nation at Risk report came out, pundits, politicians and corporate education profiteers have been decrying the abysmal state of public education in this country, including the claim that we aren’t preparing people for college. Yet according to recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau, for the first time in history, more than 30% of Americans aged 25 or older—56 million people—have bachelor's degrees. 

70 years ago, only 5% of this same age group held college degrees and the number has steadily climbed since then. According to Good Education, more than one-third of the degrees are in STEM. The data also indicated that gender and ethnic disparities are closing, with 30% of women now holding degrees, compared to 31% of men. The percentage of Hispanic 

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U.S. Schools Are Still Ahead—Way Ahead

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