May 24, 2014
Parents need to look closely at what information the school will be gathering on your children. A good question to always ask is, where is the DATA that proves the programs being used in the school has had significant success in reducing alcohol/drugs use on the...
May 23, 2014
In a democratic country with a flourishing civil society, a high degree of pluralism, and ample room for disagreement and dissent — like the United States — it may well be harder to use the curriculum to change the political views of young people. But even in such...
May 22, 2014
Please ignore the reference to Glenn Beck, but listen to what this teacher has to say. This pertains to ALL education today, not just Common Core. McQueen: The Common Core is much bigger than just a set of standards, a test, or a data gathering machine. Like a virus,...
May 22, 2014
FORT JENNINGS — Members of the Putnam County Common Core group addressed Fort Jennings School Board members and spoke out against Common Core standards during Wednesday night’s meeting. Lincoln Bramlage, Rose Stechschulte, Stephanie Stechschulte and Glenn Karhoff each...
May 22, 2014
Of more concern than the program’s “academic inferiority,” the report said, is the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics’ “repeated goal of promoting politically charged themes of social justice in schools nationwide.” “This approach often challenges children...
May 22, 2014
Private foundations funded push for Common Core – By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins | Maryland Reporter A handful of large foundations, including the Gates foundation, Carnegie foundation, Helmsley foundation and Hewlett foundation have collectively spent almost $300...
May 22, 2014
Federal government using grants to induce states to build identical, increasingly sophisticated student-data systems Contact: Jamie Gass, 617-723-2277, ext. 210 or jgass@pioneerinstitute.org BOSTON – New technology allows advocates for education as workforce...
May 20, 2014
Education Week reports that the American Institute for Research suffered a data breach earlier this month: Read More… Major School Research and Assessment Provider Suffers Data Breach
May 20, 2014
The opinions and wishes of parents don’t seem to matter to those who run the Bedford public schools, even though they are the ones paying the bills. Girard at Large has the story.
May 20, 2014
Chip McGee, the incoming Superintendent of Bedford Schools does not think that developing a policy for student surveys is a good idea. Does Mr. McGee understand that he does not have the authority to conduct these surveys without the approval of an elected School...
