(Video) Duke Pesta & Sandra Stotsky Discuss “Changing the Course of Failure”
Dr. Duke Pesta and Dr. Sandra Stotsky discuss Stotsky’s new book, Changing the Course of Failure: How Schools and Parents Can Help Low-Achieving Students.
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More Schools Drop SAT/ACT Essay Requirement For Admissions
Some big news for high school seniors who plan on attending certain Ivy League schools, Yale University just announced they will no longer require students to take the SAT or ACT essay assessment as an admission requirement. They join Harvard University and Dartmouth College.
Video: Duke Pesta & Sandra Stotsky Discuss Failed Colleges of Education
Dr. Duke Pesta and Dr. Sandra Stotsky discuss in a new FreedomProject Media video how colleges of education have been a failure in passing on subject mastery for prospective teachers and instead focusing on politics and ideology in the classroom.
Video: Duke Pesta & Sandra Stotsky Dissect Why Common Core Has Failed
Dr. Duke Pesta and Dr. Sandra Stotsky drill down on a new report from the Pioneer Institute that shows how the move to Common Core and their subsequent “new standards” hurt Massachusetts student achievement.
Common Core Does Not Help Kids Write
Shane Vander Hart: Kids have struggled with their ability to write for a long time, but Common Core has not helped and, in fact, has hindered student progress.
Belittling Parents and Ignoring Evidence Won’t Work
The Collaborative for Student Success belittling parents and ignoring well-founded research that supports their arguments is a poor method of persuasion.
Three Problems With CPRE’s Twitter Bot Claims
Eunie Smith & Deborah Love: Even by the bottom-dwelling standards of Common Core propagandists the claims from the latest Twitter study is a bit rich.
To Donald Trump: Appoint an Education Secretary With Integrity
Numerous grassroots activists signed an open letter to President-Elect Donald Trump asking him to appoint a Secretary of Education who opposes Common Core.
Dishonesty: A Defining Characteristic of Common Core Advocacy
Jane Robbins: Dishonesty has been a defining characteristic of the campaign to promote and implement the Common Core national standards.
Drilling through the Core
The Pioneer Institute this fall released a new book entitled Drilling through the Core: Why Common Core is Bad for America edited by Peter Wood.