Iowa Senate Poised to Vacate Decision to Use Smarter Balanced
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.
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Scott Walker Calls on Wisconsin State Legislature to Repeal Common Core
(CaffeinatedThoughts.com) Yesterday Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) out of the blue issued a press release calling for Wisconsin to repeal the Common Core.
A Good First Step in Iowa
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is one of several Republican governors who has attempted to alleviate concerns about the Common Core State Standards
SBAC Assessments Sneak Through Republican-Led Iowa House
I wrote back in January that there would have to be a statutory change in Iowa before the Iowa Department of Education
Iowa Lawmaker: Iowa Department of Education Not Responsible for Success
Governor Terry Branstad gave his Condition of the State address where a lions share dealt with education. This follows-up his unveiling of
SBAC Assessments Will Require Statutory Change In Iowa
Iowa jumped on the Common Core State Standards in 2010. They joined the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium. The Iowa Department of Education
Iowa’s Plan for Education Success–Assess, Assess, Assess
The Iowa Department of Education released it’s 2012 annual report that calls for more student assessments statewide which will mean less local control.
Branstad Looks to Place His Chips on Centralization of Education
Do you remember when Republicans used to be considered the party of local control? I don’t think they can accurately be portrayed
Give the Iowa Department of Education Your Feedback
The Iowa Department of Education desires your feedback provided that you are a teacher, administrator or some other school employee. Apparently a
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s Education Power Grab
Let’s go ahead and sacrifice local control and expand the Department of Education’s reach into nonpublic schools, I mean – it’s for