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A Debate over the Meaning and Perfection of Education in America

April 28, 2017 By Jane Robbins

Jane Robbins: Joy Pullmann in her new book sees a renewed determination by parents to do whatever it takes to ensure a real education for their children.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Bill Gates, Common Core State Standards, Donald Trump, education reform, Joy Pullmann, The Education Invasion: How Common Core Fights Parents for Control of American Kids

Using NAEP Proficiency for Accountability Sets Florida Students Up for Failure

April 19, 2017 By Jane Robbins

Jane Robbins: The Foundation for Florida’s Future wants school accountability ratings that are linked to whether students are deemed “proficient” on the NAEP.

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: Florida, Foundation for Florida's Future, Jeb Bush, Karen Effrem, NAEP, National Assessment of Educational Progress

Skipping Down the Bipartisan Path Toward Big Data

March 16, 2017 By Jane Robbins

Jane Robbins: Congressional Republicans are skipping down the bipartisan path yet again on the issue of Big Data and lifetime citizen surveillance.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: American Statistical Association, Big Data, data security, Higher Education Act, Marco Rubio, Patty Murray, Paul Ryan, personally identifiable information, privacy, Student Right to Know Before You Go Act, U.S. Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking, U.S. Department of Education, unit-record system

Five Reasons to Oppose NCES Participation in the Int’l Early Learning Study

February 13, 2017 By Jane Robbins

Jane Robbins: We oppose a proposal by the National Center for Education Statistics to join OECD in conducting the International Early Learning Study (IELS).

Filed Under: Privacy Invasion/Data Mining Tagged With: American Principles Project, data mining, Federal Register, International Early Learning Study, National Center for Education Statistics, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

Is President Trump Being Played by Betsy DeVos and Jeb Bush?

February 3, 2017 By Jane Robbins and Erin Tuttle

Jane Robbins & Erin Tuttle: Does President Trump realize the threats to his education legacy that are being planted by his personnel choices and by congressional “frenemies”?

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: Betsy DeVos, Common Core, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Rex Tillerson

With DeVos News Blackout, Conservative Media Mimic Liberal Media

February 3, 2017 By Jane Robbins

Jane Robbins: Regardless of what conservative media outlets tell you opposition to Betsy DeVos’ nomination as Secretary of Education is not just from teachers’ unions.

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: Betsy DeVos, Common Core, media

The Pitfalls of Educational Gaming

January 17, 2017 By Jane Robbins

Jane Robbins: The data that can be gathered from VR gaming tech is massive, but of greater concern is how it can alter kids’ thoughts and behavior.

Filed Under: Privacy Invasion/Data Mining Tagged With: Brain Science, data mining, education technology, educational gaming, video gaming, Virtual Reality

Embedded Assessments: An End Around Parental Opt-Outs

January 6, 2017 By Jane Robbins

The education establishment is colluding with Big Data to obliterate opting out by promoting “embedded assessment” within the digital-learning platforms.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: Big Data, Common Core, data mining, education technology, embedded assessments, Every Student Succeeds Act, federal testing mandates

The Absurd Defense of National Standards Post-Common Core

October 28, 2016 By Jane Robbins

Jane Robbins: Common Core hasn’t done much for student achievement, but it has spawned a plethora of groups to push the national standards come hell or high water.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bluegrass Institute, Collaborative for Student Success, Common Core, ExxonMobil, Richard Innes, the Broad Foundation

Common Core Proponents Leave Parents, Policymakers in the Dark

October 25, 2016 By Jane Robbins

Jane Robbins: If Common Core were what it’s cracked up to be, its proponents should welcome assessments that showcase academic improvements.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Common Core State Standards Tagged With: ACT, Common Core State Standards, COMPASS, Richard Innes, SAT, testing

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