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What Harm Can Random State Benchmarks Do?

September 14, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Texas Education Agency’s enrollment benchmark for special education services of 8.5 percent has led to the systematic denial of services by school districts.

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: special education students, Texas, Texas Education Agency

Debunking Misconceptions: “The Common Core is State-Led”

January 24, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

I thought that I would start a series on common misconceptions related to the Common Core State Standards.  I don’t know how frequently I’ll come back to this series, but as these misconceptions come up or as I hear them I want to address them.  The first is one that I hear quite frequently and […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: 10th Amendment, Achieve, Arne Duncan, Boeing, Carnegie Corporation of New York, common core misconceptions, Common Core State Standards, Council of Chief State School Officers, federalism, Gates Foundation, GE Foundation, IBM Corporation, Intel Foundation, local control in education, Massachusetts Education Standards, National Governors Association, Nationwide, NCLB waivers, Prudential Financial, Prudential Foundation, Race to the Top, State Farm Insurance, Texas Education Agency, Tony Bennett, U.S. Department of Education, Washington Mutual Foundation, William and Flora Hewett Foundation

Let School Districts Decide

November 30, 2012 By Shane Vander Hart

A Governor who believes local control is important – what a novel concept! From The Texas Tribune: Gov. Rick Perry is expressing his support for letting school districts themselves choose whether to implement a rule that requires new state assessments to count for 15 percent of high school students’ final grades. In a written statement […]

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: Dan Patrick, end of class assessments, Michael Williams, Rick Perry, Texas Education Agency

Texas Education Commissioner: Frustrated with the Feds’ and His Own Overreaching Influence in Local School Districts

February 2, 2012 By Shane Vander Hart

Jenny LaCoste-Caputo, who is the director of communications and media relations with the Texas Association of School Administrators, reported on Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott’s speech at their Midwinter session.  She called the speech “surprising” and from what I’ve seen out of most chief state school officers I’d have to agree with her. Usually, Scott […]

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: Arne Duncan, Bill Hammond, Jenny LaCoste-Caputo, local control in education, Robert Scott, Texas Association of Business, Texas Association of School Administrators, Texas Education Agency

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