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Iowa Senate Poised to Vacate Decision to Use Smarter Balanced

March 28, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

The Iowa Senate may vote to vacate a decision by the Iowa State Board of Education to use Smarter Balanced in place of a new assessment to be ready by 2018.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Education at State Level Tagged With: 2017 Bills, Iowa Assessments, Iowa Department of Education, Iowa Senate, SF 240, Smarter Balanced

Scott Walker Calls on Wisconsin State Legislature to Repeal Common Core

July 18, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

(CaffeinatedThoughts.com) Yesterday Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) out of the blue issued a press release calling for Wisconsin to repeal the Common Core. He said in a prepared statement, “Today, I call on the members of the State Legislature to pass a bill in early January to repeal Common Core and replace it with standards set […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Cedarburg (WI) School District, Chris Christie, Common Core State Standards, Gary Hebert, Germantown (WI) School District, Iowa Department of Education, Jay Nixon, Joe Zepecki, Leah Vukmir, Mary Burke, Pat McCroary, Scott Walker, Steve Kestell, Tony Evers, Wisconsin Gubernatorial Race, Wisconsin State Legislature

A Good First Step in Iowa

October 17, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is one of several Republican governors who has attempted to alleviate concerns about the Common Core State Standards through executive order.  Yesterday he signed executive order 83 which reads: WHEREAS, the Iowa Constitution encourages a strong educational foundation by providing that, “[t]he General Assembly shall encourage, by all suitable means, the […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Executive Order 83, federal involvement in education, Iowa Core, Iowa Department of Education, Terry Branstad

SBAC Assessments Sneak Through Republican-Led Iowa House

February 20, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

I wrote back in January that there would have to be a statutory change in Iowa before the Iowa Department of Education could implement the assessments from the Smarter Balanced Assessments Consortium. Well that took one step forward last night when it was approved on a voice vote no less in the Iowa House.  It […]

Filed Under: SBAC Tagged With: Iowa Department of Education, Iowa House, Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium

Iowa Lawmaker: Iowa Department of Education Not Responsible for Success

January 15, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

Governor Terry Branstad gave his Condition of the State address where a lions share dealt with education.  This follows-up his unveiling of his education plan yesterday.  State Representative Jason Schultz (R-Schleswig) had this to say regarding the piece on education: Schultz said that he was completely supportive of his property tax reform ideas, but was […]

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: Iowa Department of Education, Jason Schlutz, Terry Branstad

SBAC Assessments Will Require Statutory Change In Iowa

January 4, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

Iowa jumped on the Common Core State Standards in 2010.  They joined the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium.  The Iowa Department of Education can’t mandate assessments.  Statutorily they are legally allowed to align the Iowa standards with other “accepted” standards. Iowa Code 256.7 subsection 26b says: Continue the inclusive process begun during the initial development of […]

Filed Under: SBAC Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Iowa Code, Iowa Core, Iowa Department of Education, Iowa State Board of Edcuation, Jason Glass, Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium

Iowa’s Plan for Education Success–Assess, Assess, Assess

November 20, 2012 By Shane Vander Hart

The Iowa Department of Education released it’s 2012 annual report that calls for more student assessments statewide which will mean less local control.

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Iowa Core Curriculum, Iowa Department of Education, SBAC, Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, student assessments

Branstad Looks to Place His Chips on Centralization of Education

August 10, 2012 By Shane Vander Hart

Do you remember when Republicans used to be considered the party of local control?  I don’t think they can accurately be portrayed that way anymore, at least not when you look at the leadership within the party.  There has been a bipartisan assault at the federal level by former President George W. Bush with No […]

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: Barack Obama, Branstad Education Reform Plan, George W. Bush, Iowa Department of Education, Jason Glass, Jeb Bush, local control in education, merit pay, Mitt Romney, Race to the Top, step and level pay

Give the Iowa Department of Education Your Feedback

May 8, 2012 By Shane Vander Hart

The Iowa Department of Education desires your feedback provided that you are a teacher, administrator or some other school employee.  Apparently a parent (or even a student) is not considered a “customer.”  They do list an “other” option for the first question that asks “please choose the option that best describes your position.” So I […]

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: Iowa Department of Education, Iowa DOE survey

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s Education Power Grab

January 17, 2012 By Shane Vander Hart

Let’s go ahead and sacrifice local control and expand the Department of Education’s reach into nonpublic schools, I mean – it’s for the kids right? Governor Branstad’s education bill needs to be killed, period.  There are a couple of good items in there, but overall it stinks.

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: education reform, Iowa Department of Education, Terry Branstad

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