In the past month or two, serious voices have called for a "hiatus" in high-stakes testing as new assessments are phased in over the next few years. The most notable champions of a hiatus have been Montgomery County superintendent Josh Starr and AFT president Randi Weingarten. They've found sympath... Read Full Post >
Common Core State Standards are thoughtful expressions of college- and career-ready expectations in reading, writing and math. Read Full Post >
The Association of Educational Publishers and the Association of American Publishers have announced that they will join forces. Read Full Post >
A Brazilian state government has floated an education RFP worth hundreds of millions of dollars, drawing interest from companies in the United States and elsewhere. Read Full Post >
Consider these four questions that highlight the significance of professional learning and position it within a context that helps focus complex work. Read Full Post >
inBloom, the non-profit started with a hundred million dollar investment from the Gates Foundation, is planning to create a digital record which, barring catastrophe, truly could be a permanent record of every K12 student, from their first interaction with the schools to the last. The amount of information they are planning to collect is staggering. Here are the several hundred categories, which include academic records, attendance records, test results of all sorts, disciplinary incidents, special ed accommodations, and more. Read Full Post >
Opponents of the Common Core State Standards are pressing their case in Georgia and Kansas, while a Washington business group urges support for the standards. Read Full Post >
Complaints are rising that the E-rate is failing to meet schools' technology needs, but will possibled funding solutions gather the necessary support? Read Full Post >
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal reiterated the state's commitment to keep student data private as common core opposition in the state grows. Read Full Post >
A spokesman for the U.S. Secretary of Education said federal officials are thinking through the concerns about high stakes tied to the common core "carefully." Read Full Post >
