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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

Louisiana Elementary Schools Are Teaching Cursive Again

March 15, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Shane Vander Hart: This year, Louisiana elementary schools are now required to teach cursive. Louisiana joins 15 other states that require the same and their students will be better off.

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: cursive, cursive handwriting, Louisiana, New Orleans Public Radio, Psychology Today, William Klemm

The Scary Square Root Symbol

February 26, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

The square root symbol, in the past some high school students may have felt dread in the pit of their stomachs when they saw this symbol. Before it was due to a student struggling with math, but not anymore.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Louisiana, math, Oberlin High School, square root

New Orleans School Ratings Drop for Third Straight Year

November 30, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

In New Orleans, we see a refusal to admit that perhaps the Common Core and aligned-curriculum is to blame for declining test scores and state ratings.

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Louisiana, Louisiana Academic Standards, New Orleans Charter Schools, Orleans Parish Schools

An Open Letter to Louisiana Senate Education Committee

May 4, 2017 By J.R. Wilson

Sara Wood, a parent and education advocate in Louisiana, wrote an open letter to the Louisiana Senate Education Committee after they killed SB73.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: 2017 Bills, Common Core State Standards, local control of education, Louisiana, Louisiana Senate, Louisiana State Education Committee, Sara Wood, SB 73

Louisiana Parents Complain About Common Core Review

January 19, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Frustrated Louisiana parents complain that the Common Core review process currently underway in the state is cumbersome.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Louisiana, Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Louisiana Standards, The New Orleans Advocate

Changing the Name Won’t Make the Standards Better

November 16, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

The Louisiana Standards are currently being reviewed and will be revised so now educrats want to drop the term Common Core because it’s “toxic.” The Advocate reports: Brigitte Nieland, who follows public school issues for the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry and backs the changes, noted that the state Board of Elementary and Secondary […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Louisiana

Louisiana Standards Compromise Not Kept

October 21, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

The members of the Louisiana House of Representatives who negotiated new education standards now say BESE is not agreeing to a spirit of compromise.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, John White, Louisiana, Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Louisiana Department of Education, Louisiana House

Chamber Echoes Warning About Low Test Scores

October 9, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

The Baton Rogue Area Chamber parrots the same warning made by Common Core advocates about an expected drop in assessment scores to spin the impending news.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Baton Rogue Area Chamber, John White, Louisiana, PARCC

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