ACT announced last week that they won a contract to provide a standardized assessment for a moral education program for students in the UAE.
A Constitution Day Reminder
Shane Vander Hart says that Constitution Day is a great day to remember that students need a better civics education and education is still not in the Constitution.
A Different Approach to Setting Academic Standards
In a report on reforming the K-12 education regulatory process, Michael Q. McShane advocates for fewer and simpler standards, assessing less, and letting schools choose from multiple assessments.
When Arne Duncan Visited Harvard
When former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visited Harvard University, he criticized the Trump Administration and bemoaned the state of federal K-12 education policy.
Questions Parents Should Ask About Digital Curriculum
Allison McDowell wrote a series of questions for parents to ask their children’s schools about the digital curriculum they use.
The Use of Data Walls In Classrooms
Some teachers discovered that classroom data walls that tracks student progress on assessments are not the motivator for students they hoped they would be.
Teaching Vet: Kids Are Not Proficient, Because Teachers Are Told Not to Teach
A 29-year teaching vet claims that students are not proficient at reading or in other essential skills areas, because teachers are being told not to teach.
Is DeVos Leading or Falling in Line?
Mary Byrne: The last thing the Trump Administration needs is Secretary of Education that undermines the goal of his administration to Make America Great Again.
Sacrificing Play at the Altar of Academic Success
The benefits of childhood play are well documented, but even though we understand that play is essential for children, it has been sacrificed.
Top Down “Local Control”
Instead of pushing top-down education initiatives nationwide, the Gates Foundation will now push top-down initiatives for networks of ten to twenty schools.
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