Bill to capsize Common Core sails in Ohio
HB 193 in Ohio has passed, 90-1, in the state House, a bill that would make significant changes to testing in the state. The changes would turn the Common Core into collateral damage.
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Kentucky withdraws from PARCC testing consortium
By Paul Katula
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Another state has now withdrawn from a multi-state testing consortium. That leaves 18 member states plus D.C., dangerously close to the 15 members required.
US poverty & inequality prevail & widen: report
By Paul Katula
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People who oppose the use of standardized tests say "poverty" is the biggest problem facing schools. I'm not truly sure poverty can be classified as a "problem," but I know it's getting worse in the US.
Same-sex schooling 'pseudoscience' & Hales Franciscan
By Paul Katula
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An interesting radio program aired on WBEZ last week about Hales Franciscan, a Catholic high school on Chicago's south side which opened its doors to girls for the 1st time this year.
We hope Byrd-Bennett has made her last testing mistake
By Paul Katula
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The Chicago Schools CEO has stated, in writing, that 3rd, 6th, and 8th graders who opt out of a statewide test this spring won't be promoted.
Pay-to-play, stay far away, in Harford Co.
By Paul Katula
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Pay-to-play fees of $50 per sport and $25 per other extracurricular activity are eliminated, at least for now, from the Harford Co., Md., budget.
Snow & ice storm in Atlanta strands kids in schools
By Paul Katula
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A rare winter storm hit the South Tuesday and left many people stranded on roads for so long that it tested their stamina. Some of them, including 2 busloads of kids, had to be rescued.
Home page backdrop: 13th Amendment 149 years ago
By Paul Katula
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We celebrate the passage and eventual ratification of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery in the United States, 149 years ago.
Pre-K & broadband in the State of the Union
By Paul Katula
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We comment on a few remarks made by President Barack Obama in his fifth State of the Union address. We find his rhetoric inspiring but his sense of reality disconnected.
Newark's suspended principals sue over free speech
By Paul Katula
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Principals who were suspended for speaking out against their superintendent's reform agenda are suing the superintendent for violating their free speech rights.