Jan 30, 2016
The fatally flawed Smarter Balanced Assessments didn’t even hit your child’s desk before the New Hampshire Department of Education was pushing for a different assessment for your children. The new experiment on your children is called the PACE assessment....
Jan 24, 2016
We received a message from a parent regarding the new social and emotional learning that Portsmouth has been using in their schools. Just saw a reference to this in a school newsletter. Apparently it has been used in Portsmouth elementary school for the past 4 yrs. It...
Jan 20, 2016
Dr. Duke Pesta and Dr. Gary Thompson talk about the dangers of ESSA
Jan 17, 2016
We almost fell off our chairs when we heard Gov. Chris Christie say that Common Core has been eliminated in New Jersey. Does he think parents are complete idiots? It sure seems like it. We have many examples of states and schools re-branding their “state and...
Jan 14, 2016
Many good teachers have had their careers ruined over this kind of thing… not wanting to use fad methods that are KNOWN FAILURES, knowing they are all for money for companies and consultants. If the above video does not appear on your device, use this direct...
Jan 13, 2016
According to WikiPedia, Marc Tucker is “the president and CEO of the National Center on Education and the Economy. He is an internationally recognized expert on education reform and a leader in benchmarking the policies and practices of the countries with the...
Jan 12, 2016
Common Core is no different. These federal programs (illegal we might add) are nothing but fads crafted to make money for admins and other consultants while teachers have to suffer using bogus methods while taking the heat for their failures. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt...
Jan 11, 2016
The new federal law on education, ESSA, is SOLD as if the Feds return power to the states. Only politicians would lie and tell you that a 1061 page federal law returns power to the states. The best question to ask is, Why does ESSA give unprecedented power to the U.S....
Jan 10, 2016
Warning to Representative Mary Gile (D) and the other Reps who think following Marc Tucker (the Common Core GURU) is a good idea. Take a look at what’s happening in Kentucky. Representatives Mary Gile (D), Rick Ladd (R) and Terry Wolf (R) invited legislators to...
Dec 22, 2015
We try to reach out to parents and educators in states where a presidential candidate is serving as governor. This time we heard from Sue Ann Penna from New Jersey who contacted us with information on Governor Chris Christie. Governor Christie fully implemented the...
