Nine national organizations and 62 state grassroots organizations in 31 states express concern about student data privacy in the attempt to reauthorize the Education Sciences Reform Act (ESRA).
It Is Too Expensive to Replace Common Core?
If it will cost Utah $100 million to replace the Common Core State Standards how much did it cost to implement these sub par standards in the first place?
“We Are Not Victims, But Overcomers”
Joy Pullmann reminds us in Education Invasion: How Common Core Fights Parents to Control American Kids that as parents we are never without options.
Apprenticeship Trumps Current School-To-Work Pipeline
The apprenticeship model in Europe has more promise for preparing students for the workforce than our nation’s current school-to-work pipeline with companies footing the bill.
The Status of the Big Student Data Grab in the States
The Data Quality Campaign released its annual report on how states are doing at accomplishing their policy agenda for student data collection.
A Case Against the Next Generation Science Standards from New Hampshire
Ann Marie Banfield wrote an excellent letter to her local school board in Bedford, NH about the Next Generation Science Standards that can be a model.
Classical Education vs. Common Core for ELA, An Example from Florida
Mason Classical Academy in Naples, FL rejected Common Core and their 3rd and 5th grade ELA scores on the Florida Standards Assessment were among the best.
Betsy DeVos’ Hard Line on Every Student Succeeds Act
Betsy DeVos has fully embraced the power ESSA gave her to approve state accountability plans and has no trouble with exerting federal control.
Trying to Separate Skills From Knowledge
Joy Pullmann: Common Core undermines the teaching of specific core knowledge by promoting classroom methods that emphasize academic skills or practices.
Rocket Science for Babies?
This may be taking STEM a tad too far. NPR introduced an author who writes books about rocket science and physics to very young children.
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