An actual educator engages a CEO on the Common Core
Despite my claim that both sides of the Common Core debate have build barriers to communication, some people are engaging in debate. But it's not...
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Chitling Test misused, badly, in a Maryland school
A racially-biased test was distributed to students at a Maryland high school. Although the test offers valuable lessons, its use must include sensitivity, especially among...
The Common Core works on Maryland's Lower Shore
A longstanding difference in educational attainment between rural and metro communities brings the Common Core to the rescue, or so some residents on Maryland's Lower...
2 clients left for cloud-based student database inBloom
Illinois and New York are the only clients remaining for the inBloom database, which will track student test scores, demographics, and personal likes and dislikes....
Melinda Gates gives education in the US a C+ grade
We wonder why people or organizations reduce a complex problem like education to a single letter grade. We wonder if there aren't better things we...
Feds threaten to withhold funds from Calif. schools
California wrestles with the notion of not giving students a test that has been made obsolete by the state's adoption of the Common Core. And...
IL sitting governor names Paul Vallas as running mate
It was surprising that Gov Quinn of Illinois selected as his running mate Paul Vallas, former Chicago schools CEO, and the leader of school districts...
NAEP math, reading scores up a little nationwide
The scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the "Nation's Report Card" were released last week, and we have a few details...
Colorado votes against a tax hike to pay for schools
Colorado voters decided not to provide an additional $1 billion for schools through a hike in the state income tax. We thank them for their...
Home burglary locks down 3 Baltimore-area schools
While police searched for a burglary suspect in northeast Maryland, three schools in the area were placed on lockdown. It was a good move. [...]Read...