Apr 5, 2014
Three NYC teachers refuse to administer standardized tests–neither this year, nor in the future. The post includes their letter to the Powers That Be and their 13 page well-researched (& footnoted) position paper. This is more than a rejection of Common...
Apr 5, 2014
South Carolina has announced plans to withdraw from the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, one of two consortia developing tests aligned to the Common Core State Standards. In an April 3 letter to school districts in the state, Deputy Superintendent Nancy Busbee...
Apr 5, 2014
You’d better believe that someone will be ‘in your classroom telling you how to teach’ because we’ve been there, done that! The U. S. Chamber of Commerce has just released this “puff piece” video entitled “It’s Time for Common Core State...
Apr 4, 2014
This was written by Pennsylvania parent Michele Gray. Be sure to check out her blog. If we can just help parents overcome their fear of saying No to testing, their fear of what will happen if their school doesn’t make AYP, we can end this all now. Only 10% of parents...
Apr 2, 2014
NASHUA – The Board of Education voted Monday to look into the potential blow back of delaying the new Smarter Balanced Assessment for two years, asking city attorneys to weigh in about the possible ramifications for the school district. Several Nashua school board...
Apr 2, 2014
The Norfolk School Committee approved and sent a letter responding to the Department’s legal opinion banning parental opt out that supports parents’ right to opt their children out of PARCC pilot testing. The Wachusett School Committee has adopted a policy that allows...
