Brand names placed in NY's Common Core tests
Responding to an article written by a New York eighth grader about the inclusion of brand names in reading passages on the state's Common Core-aligned...
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Adopt-a-Classroom comes to the aid of West, Texas
We're pleased to advance this release from Adopt-a-Classroom, a nonprofit organization that provides teachers across the country with pocket "currency" so they can purchase school...
So you think online content delivery is all that, eh?
Online college courses have brought great lectures to students around the world, but universities push back a little. Likewise, elementary and high schools should be...
Community college-bound students need math, English
Although 2-year colleges have low academic expectations, students struggle, partly because high-school standards are too lax in English and too rigid in math. [...]Read More......
Movie review: Disconnect (2012)
A study released Sunday shows that 16% of high schoolers are victims of cyberbullying, and that gives us a good chance to review an independent...
Publishing NY's standardized test items in the paper
The release of test questions from New York's new reading exam, a journalistic activity that may have been illegal, gives us an opportunity to comment....
NY Times op-ed suggests compromise on class size
Our response to an op-ed piece in the New York Times, which suggests a fantastical compromise on class sizes that won't be liked by anyone....
PARCC releases test blueprints for ELA and math
The test blueprints for PARCC assessments, which will affect both Illinois and Maryland in the 2014-15 school year, have been released after more than a...
IL spots possible conflict of interest in charter
Illinois cut off funding for a charter operator, saying it failed to disclose the appearance of a conflict of interest in awarding construction contracts to...
Computer glitch halts standardized testing in Ind.
A computer glitch caused Indiana's standardized testing to be interrupted for at least a day into the testing window Monday. The company is "working to...