Sun poll on new gun law has some bias
A poll about Maryland's new gun law conducted on the Baltimore Sun's website was not represented as scientific, but the massive response teaches us something about bias.
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Schools to give end-of-course test in middle of course
Should scheduling conflicts cause by exams that will be field tested for the Common Core supersede a high school exit exam at one Maryland middle school?
Parents wonder about Common Core in kindergarten
Parents want some answers about what the Common Core is and how it is playing out in their schools with their children. Sometimes, there are no answers yet, but give teachers a chance.
Common Core 101 for Md. gubernatorial hopefuls
A slight misunderstand about the Common Core by a leading Maryland politician reflects a national misunderstanding about the standards.
STEM committee forms in Edwardsville School District
A committee has formed to implement STEM subjects from kindergarten through high school. This is the kind of thing that is happening in real schools, and we can use some of those as models.
What many Md. teachers think of the Common Core
The Md. State Dept. of Ed. produced a video, ostensibly focused on the start of the school year, but in reality, it looks at the Common Core, the biggest news this year in education.
Pearson misreports scorecards on Va. alternate test
A score lookup function failed at Pearson on alternate, portfolio-based assessments given by Virginia, and there has been some fallout from that fiasco.
The dilemma of ranking institutions by research quality
Want to know which research institutions are the most active or which ones get their work cited the most? Now there's a web tool that will allow just that.
Part of CCSS-math 3.OA.5 may be 'untestable'
We need to take a closer look at testing the Common Core standards and perhaps admit that certain parts of them cannot be tested at the grade levels used.
Md. casinos, incl. table games, net $284 mil for schools
The state's casinos generated more than $608.3 million, including $284.3 million paid by law to the education trust fund meant to support PreK-12 education and fund school construction.