Truth in American Education

Fighting to stop the Common Core State Standards, their Assessments and Student Data Mining.

Assessments

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Data-driven instruction: Not all it seems Valerie Strauss Written by Larry Cuban The Washington Post Resistance to test-based school reform is growing Valerie Strauss 04/18/2011 The Washington Post John Kuhn: Why Shouldn’t Teachers Be Graded, Too? Anthony Cody April 14, 2011 Education Week Experts See Hurdles Ahead for Common Core Tests Sarah D. Sparks April […]

National Curriculum?

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Closing the Door on Innovation Why One National Curriculum is Bad for America A Critical Response to the Shanker Institute Manifesto and the U.S. Department of Education’s Initiative to Develop a National Curriculum and National Assessments Based on National Standards Conservative ‘Manifesto’ Blasts Shared Curriculum,Tests Catherine Gewertz on May 9, 2011 Education Week A Call […]

Christina, DE and RTTT

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Watch this video. As things move forward, more and more school board members may regret decisions they have made. They have bought into the reforms lock, stock, and barrel. When the reality strikes… Christina community doubts DE Dept. of Ed’s decisions LeAnne Matlach April 20, 2011 WDEL Watch the video of Board President John Young’s […]