Chiefs Group: No Moratorium on Common-Core Stakes
In a rebuttal to the AFT president's call for a moratorium on high-stakes consequences for the common core, Chiefs for Change calls for holding fast to accountability. Read Full Post >
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May 20, 2013
April 30, 2013
Online Testing Problems Emerge in Indiana, Other States
Technological breakdowns are plaguing statewide assessments in Indiana, not long after testing woes surfaced in Minnesota and Oklahoma. Read Full Post >
April 30, 2013
Baton Rouge Seeks to Avoid State Takeover
The East Baton Rouge Parish school board plans to move 100 gifted and talented students from a higher-performing elementary school to a lower-performing school this fall in order to improve the test scores of the lower-performing school. Read Full Post >
April 26, 2013
Testing, the Common Core, and Consumer Resistance
Marc Tucker examines the meaning behind consumer resistance to mandated school testing. Read Full Post >
April 25, 2013
Fixing the 'Opportunity Gap' to Close the Achievement Gap
A group of 20 education scholars release a new book and launch a national campaign to get policymakers to focus on leveling the playing field for poor and minority students. Read Full Post >
April 11, 2013
FCC Commissioner Calls for Overhaul of E-rate to Help Schools
A commissioner for the Federal Communications Commission argues that schools need more funding, and specific capacity goals, through the E-rate. Read Full Post >
April 07, 2013
Professor Andy Hargreaves Talks Sustainability
Professor Andy Hargreaves of Boston College discusses sustainability of school improvement in a conversation with the HOPE Foundation. Read Full Post >
April 02, 2013
Texas K-12 Chief's Interesting Relationship With State Lawmakers
Texas Commissioner of Education Michael Williams has said he will implement an A-F school accountability system without lawmakers' approval. Read Full Post >
March 28, 2013
Cleveland Requests Reprieve From State Takeover
Cleveland's schools chief says the district's comprehensive reform plan adopted last year needs a chance to turn things around before state officials step in. Read Full Post >
March 14, 2013
The Heart of Our Testing Disagreement
Whether scores rise or fall wouldn't influence me because I think they are phony measures. Read Full Post >
