Cheri Kiesecker: The College Board, owner of the PSAT and SAT, solicits personal information from each student without parental consent.
Beware, SAT Season is Here
Check your school district calendars for SAT administration dates if it is administered in your district and know what is not required in order to take it.
We Don’t Want Betsy DeVos Banning Curriculum
Shane Vander Hart: What do I want U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to do about AP History and other curriculum we don’t like? Absolutely nothing.
The Destructive Capacity of David Coleman
Jane Robbins: Since Common Core architect David Coleman took over as president of the College Board, the scandals or at least embarrassments have come fast and furious.
Blame the Textbooks for Poor Common Core Implementation!
The EdReports.org gave poor reviews to four out of the first five Common Core math textbooks they reviewed, and they are funded by the Gates Foundation.
Maggie Hassan Trades One Crap Sandwich for Another
New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan signed HB 323 into law which allows individual school districts replace Smarter Balanced with the College Board’s SAT.
David Coleman Drives College Board Into The Ground
Since David Coleman’s tenure with the College Board began they have been faced with one controversy after another that is largely of Coleman’s making.
One in Four School Counselors Say Avoid Redesigned SAT
24% of counselors say students should either ditch the SAT or take it before the redesign changes take effect that will align the test with Common Core.
David Coleman Again Demonstrates He Doesn’t Get Education
Common Core architect and College Board President David Coleman recently joined a public forum to discuss “the next America.” His eight-minute speech gives a window into the ideas of those driving education in this country, which many Common Core critics have disagreed with all along. First is the central idea of college as a pathway […]
A Prediction That Smarter Balanced and PARCC Will Wither Away?
Checker Finn of the Fordham Institute predicts that Smarter Balanced and PARCC will fade, what does that mean for future Common Core assessments?