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Teacher Incompetence or Lack of Adequate Training?

June 3, 2019 By Sandra Stotsky

Sandra Stotsky: To know why kids who, at the end of 3rd grade, have low reading achievement we should look at how their teachers were trained and tested.

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: teacher preparation

Why Common Core’s Standards Weaken Teacher/Administrator Training

February 15, 2019 By Sandra Stotsky

Sandra Stotsky: CAEP through their embrace of the Common Core State Standards may well be handicapping the teacher preparation programs it has accredited.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Council for Accreditation of Education Professionals, Next Generation Science Standards, teacher preparation

Elementary Math Licensure Test: A Tale of Two States

November 8, 2018 By Sandra Stotsky

Sandra Stotsky: All students, including minority students, need academically stronger teachers, whether in North Carolina or Massachusetts.

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: elementary math, Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, North Carolina Board of Education, Praxis Test, teacher preparation

Michael Bloomberg Discusses College and Career Readiness

June 1, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Michael Bloomberg joins education reformers in beating the standards and accountability drum that has proven to be a failure in the eight years we have had Common Core.

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: college and career readiness, Common Core State Standards, Michael Bloomberg, teacher preparation

Common Core Dollars Spent to Retrain Teachers, But States Still Can’t Identify Failing Teachers

January 8, 2014 By Karen Schroeder

Billions of tax dollars have been spent over decades to prepare teachers but have produced little evidence of success. States complain that they can’t identify ineffective teachers. It is time to wake up and smell the burning toast! The significance of subjecting teachers to failed teacher-training programs is lost on those who influence education. Billions […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core Math Standards, Common Core State Standards, teacher evaluations, teacher preparation, teacher training

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