Apr 13, 2014
SB 343 Amendment – Prohibits DISPOSITIONAL or PSYCHOLOGICAL Questions on Statewide Assessments The NH Department of Education claims that the Smarter Balanced Assessments will not measure student “dispositions,” i.e student values, attitudes and...
Apr 12, 2014
The Concerned Residents of Wakefield (CROW) met at Lino’s Restaurant and heard three speakers talk about Common Core, the most insidious sweeping federal takeover of education that has ever been attempted. Rep Glenn Cordelli, Rep Jane Cormier and activist Doris...
Apr 10, 2014
Residents Continue to Question Smarter Balanced Testing April 10th, 2014 By Jay Hobson Londonderry resident Laura El-Azem asked the school board for a status update on a waiver of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) testing that is scheduled for next...
Apr 10, 2014
Listen to Sid Glassner cover the issue of the opt-out of NECAP and Smarter Balance that a parent was denied. Girard at Large
Apr 10, 2014
SCCNH received this FB comment this morning. Click on the graphic for a larger view… This is California, but it could happen anywhere. In Pennsylvania, students are being threatened with fines: From BadAss Teachers on FB: “My children, 4th and 7th grades,...
Apr 5, 2014
My husband and I are in shock. We have just received a letter from our children’s superintendent and elementary school principal denying our request to opt our children out of their state standardized testing, most notably the NECAP and the upcoming Smarter Balanced...
