Jane Robbins: Some of the points that former education secretary Bill Bennett made in his op/ed defending the Every Student Succeeds Act are confused.
New Massachusetts Science Standards Are Subpar
Massachusetts’ new science standards adopted by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education fall short according to a new Pioneer Institute study.
Study Finds Common Core Incompatible With Catholic Education
New paper outlines “fundamental and profound differences” between goals of the Common Core State Standards and the goals of Catholic education.
MA Gov Baker Straddling the Fence on Common Core Ballot Initiative
Gov. Charlie Baker (R-MA) is on the fence with Common Core ballot initiative that will be voted on this fall sees PARCC withdrawal with review as enough.
Fordham Institutes’s PARCC v. MCAS Report Falls Short
Fordham Institute’s report on PARCC v. MCAS reads more like propaganda and lacks the basic elements of objective research.
Massachusetts Education Commissioner Recommends MCAS-PARCC Hybrid
Massachusetts Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester announced that he is recommending Massachusetts use a “Next Generation MCAS” a MCAS-PARCC hybrid.
Study: MCAS Less Expensive, More Rigorous and Provides Better Information than PARCC
Pioneer Institute: Updating MCAS would result in lower costs and more rigorous assessments that would provide better information about student performance.
MCAS vs. PARCC
The release of 2015 MCAS results together with preliminary 2015 PARCC testing results provides little new information to help Massachusetts choose.
Federal Overreach and Common Core
Williamson Evers, research fellow at the Hoover Institution, writes the latest Pioneer Institute white paper entitled Federal Overreach and Common Core.
Massachusetts Ed Commissioner Should Recuse Himself from PARCC Decision
Pioneer Institute calls on Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Chester to recuse himself from the MCAS/PARCC decision process.
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