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Unsolved Problems with Common Core-Aligned Tests

March 6, 2019 By Sandra Stotsky

Sandra Stotsky: Since all states today use Common Core-aligned tests, that means almost all schools (including public charter schools) teach to Common Core’s standards.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments

What Is The Cost of a Home Visit?

February 19, 2019 By Cheri Kiesecker

Cheri Kiesecker: Before you put out the welcome mat and assume ‘Home Visits are great; it is helping kids’… Please consider this: What is the trade off?

Filed Under: Parental Rights, Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: data privacy, home visits, parental rights

Why Common Core’s Standards Weaken Teacher/Administrator Training

February 15, 2019 By Sandra Stotsky

Sandra Stotsky: CAEP through their embrace of the Common Core State Standards may well be handicapping the teacher preparation programs it has accredited.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Council for Accreditation of Education Professionals, Next Generation Science Standards, teacher preparation

DeSantis Orders End of Common Core in Florida

January 31, 2019 By Shane Vander Hart

Local news reports that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has signed an executive order abolishing Common Core in the state.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core, Florida, Next Generation Sunshine State Standards, Ron DeSantis

How Well Does Your State Protect Student Privacy?

January 23, 2019 By Cheri Kiesecker

The Parent Coalition for Student Privacy released a comprehensive report card on each state’s privacy laws and it is an amazing tool.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: education tech, Network for Public Education, Parent Coalition for Student Privacy, student data privacy

Why Data Has Not Fixed the Education System

January 16, 2019 By Shane Vander Hart

Simon Rodberg in Harvard Business Review: “Don’t try to turn teachers into data analysts; try, instead, to help them be better teachers.”

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: Data-Driven Reform, Simon Rodberg

New York Sees a Spike in Regents Exam Failures Five Years After Common Core

January 14, 2019 By Shane Vander Hart

A report by education policy consultant David Rubin shows a spike in the failure rate of New York students on their math and ELA Regents Exam.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: Common Core, David Rubel, New York, New York Regents Exam

President Trump Has One Day to Veto FEPA Before It Becomes Law

January 11, 2019 By Shane Vander Hart

If President Donald Trump does not veto The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (FEPA) (H.R. 4174) (S 2046) by January 12 it becomes law.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: Donald Trump, Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, H.R. 4174, S. 2046

Watch: Tucker Carlson, Michelle Malkin Discuss Big Tech in Schools

January 10, 2019 By Shane Vander Hart

Tucker Carlson and Michelle Malkin discuss big tech’s infiltration into schools, the data mining that occurs, and what isn’t being done about it.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: education tech, Fox News, Google, Michelle Malkin, Tucker Carlson

Truth in American Education has a New Mission Statement

January 10, 2019 By J.R. Wilson

The new mission statement for Truth in American Education expands our focus while providing guidance for how and what issues are addressed.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Mission Statement

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