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Tag: Standards-Based Reform

Five Problems With Standards-Based Grading

Wendy Hart: Standards-based grading will lead us further away from freedom and individuality and could lead to a loss of selected types of knowledge.

April 1, 2019March 27, 2019 Wendy Hart
Education Reform Standards-Based Grading, Standards-Based Reform

Standards and Accountability Do Not Create Flexibility

Shane Vander Hart: The standards and accountability movement have not increased flexibility or raised student acheivement. It has increased bureaucracy.

November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 Shane Vander Hart
Education Reform Sandy Kress, Standards-Based Reform1 Comment on Standards and Accountability Do Not Create Flexibility

Education Is More Than Checklists

“An approach to education based on standards invariably results in checklists being brought out and omissions noted, rather than accomplishments cited.”

October 8, 2018October 8, 2018 Shane Vander Hart
Education Reform Joseph Ganem, standardized assessments, standards-based learning, Standards-Based Reform2 Comments on Education Is More Than Checklists

Study: Since Common Core Student Achievement Has Declined and School Choice Harmed

Pioneer Institute Study: Curriculum centralization has failed to improve international competitiveness—it’s time to re-think curriculum standards-based reform

September 27, 2018September 27, 2018 truthinamed
Common Core State Standards Common Core State Standards, Neal McClusky, Patrick J. Wolf, Pioneer Institute, Standards-Based Reform, Theodor Rebarber

Four Thoughts About Education Next’s 2017 Common Core Poll

Shane Vander Hart responds to Education Next’s 2017 School Reform Poll that shows support for standards-based reform growing among Americans.

August 17, 2017 Shane Vander Hart
Common Core State Standards Common Core, Education Next, Education Polls, Standards-Based Reform2 Comments on Four Thoughts About Education Next’s 2017 Common Core Poll
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