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On State Takeovers of School Districts

June 20, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

A state takeover of a local school district takes away the voice of the taxpayers and parents and it’s questionable (at best) they even work.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Detroit Public Schools, failing schools, Gary Public Schools, indiana, Indiana Legislature, Jefferson County Public Schools, Kentucky, Kentucky State Board of Education, Louisiana, Memphis Public Schools, Mercedes Schneider, Michigan, Muncie Public Schools, school takeovers, Tennessee

238 Education Data Bills Hit State Capitols in 2018 So Far

May 10, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Data Quality Campaign reports there are 238 bills related to education data in state legislatures this year so far, and less than a third (70) have anything to do with protecting student data privacy.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: 2018 Bills, AB 2192, Arizona, California, data mining, data privacy, education data, HB 1314, HB 2651, HB 405, indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, S. 40, SB 107, SB 1224, SB 1411, student data, Tennessee

Will Indiana Adopt Federalized School Discipline Plans?

March 12, 2018 By Erin Tuttle

Erin Tuttle: Considering the evidence showing the discipline policies pushed by the U.S. Department of Education’s federal guidance makes schools less safe and even dangerous, why would Indiana legislators even consider adopting HB 1421?

Filed Under: Education at State Level, Federalized Education Tagged With: 2018 Bills, Betsy DeVos, Broward County Public Schools, HB 1421, indiana, Manhattan Institute, Marco Rubio, school discipline, school shootings, U.S. Department of Education

Rural Schools and Online Education

March 7, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

It seems as though this particular trend of rural schools starting online virtual academies was started because of the need for school funding, not because it is best for students.

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: indiana, Iowa, online learning

Indiana’s Assessment Woes

October 12, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

The Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette highlights in a recent editorial the testing woes that Indiana currently faces that include a problem with the new vendor.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Education at State Level Tagged With: American Institutes for Research, Data Recognition Corporation, Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette, indiana, Indiana Department of Education, Smarter Balanced

(2nd Update) 2017 Legislation on Standards, Assessments, and Data Privacy

February 21, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Here is a list of legislation filed filed in 2017 in state houses across the nation dealing with standards, local control, assessments & data privacy.

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: 2017 Bills, Arizona, Common Core, common core assessments, Connecticut, data privacy, Florida, Illinois, indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Next Generation Science Standards, North Dakota, Oregon, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming

Indiana Struggles to Replace ISTEP

October 12, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Indiana is struggling to replace the current ISTEP assessment by the December 1st deadline imposed by state law, and some are toying with resurrecting PARCC.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: Chalkbeat, Common Core, indiana, ISTEP, PARCC

Oklahoma Loses NCLB Waiver Over Common Core, Indiana Rebrand Rewarded

August 29, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Politico reported yesterday that Oklahoma lost its ESEA (NCLB) flexibility waiver as a result of repealing Common Core.  Indiana, however, received a one-year extension. Both state repealed Common Core, but Indiana replaced theirs with a rebrand.  Oklahoma will be writing new standards and their process will be slower and more deliberate than the Hoosier effort […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Federalized Education Tagged With: Arne Duncan, Bobby Jindal, Caitlin Emma, Common Core State Standards, ESEA Waiver, indiana, Mary Fallin, NCLB waivers, Oklahoma

2014 Common Core Legislation Round-Up (12th Update)

March 27, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

A running list of Common Core related legislation filed in State Legislatures across the United States. This list will be continually updated.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Common Core Legislation, Common Core State Standards, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Indiana to Continue Using Fuzzy Math in New Standards?

February 21, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Hoosiers can now comment publicly on Indiana’s draft academic standards until March 12, 2014.  Instructions and the link to the form can be found here. You can read the standards below: Indiana Academic Standards K-5 Math Indiana Academic Standards 6-8 Math Indiana Academic Standards 9-12 Math Indiana Academic Standards K-5 ELA Indiana Academic Standards 6-12 […]

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, indiana, Indiana Academic Standards, math, Schauna Findlay, Tami Hicks

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