Early Test Scores Low in Tennessee's Achievement District
Students in the six schools that make up Tennessee's achievement district score at the 16th percentile. Read Full Post >
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October 31, 2012
October 23, 2012
It's a Trick or Treat Election
I have been a diligent student of this Presidential election. I have watched all the debates, viewed all the ads in two battleground states, read the barrage of emails from the candidates, and studied the education records and promises of Governor Romney and President Obama. My conclusion is that---... Read Full Post >
October 20, 2012
Stop the Madness of High-Stakes Testing
I took the time to read many of the letters that were written by teachers and parents to President Obama through a campaign organized by Diane Ravitch and Anthony Cody. While I was not thrilled with the timing of this campaign, I could not ignore the pain expressed by too many teachers and parents, ... Read Full Post >
October 15, 2012
Get Ready: The Test Scores Are Coming
The new test scores will be lower - we must stay the course. Read Full Post >
October 11, 2012
Consortium Releases Sample Test Items
To help guide educators implementing the common standards, the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium releases sample questions and performance tasks. Read Full Post >
October 08, 2012
Prison, Fines for Former El Paso Superintendent Convicted of Fraud
Lorenzo Garcia, former superintendent in El Paso, Texas, will spend 42 months in prison and will pay $180,000 in restitution and an additional $56,500 in fines, after pleading guilty to two counts of fraud this summer. Read Full Post >
October 04, 2012
Revised AP Physics, U.S. History Coming Soon
The College Board has redesigned AP programs for U.S. history and physics, reducing the amount of content coverage to allow more time for studying key concepts. Read Full Post >
October 03, 2012
Let's Find Issues to Unite Around
Let's think of three, four, or at most five issues we could unite on, principles that might cut across some of the unnecessarily warring parties. Read Full Post >
October 03, 2012
New Center Established to Develop Effective Special Educators
The $25 million federal grant used to establish the center is one of many the federal Education Department has announced in recent weeks that involve special education. Read Full Post >
October 01, 2012
States Lack Sufficient Test Security, Newspaper Finds
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution finds that most oversights in most states put them at risk for large-scale cheating on state tests. Read Full Post >
