The Top 10 objections to the Common Core
We continue our response to objections of the Common Core, bouncing off a blog post by Anthony Cody in Education Week.
School News
NAEP reading scores for Md. may have been inflated
The reading scores on Maryland's NAEP test may have been inflated by a few points, but really, what does that have to do with education? Very little.
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 as good as it needs to be.
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 non-college students.
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 Shore hope.
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 could do with our money.
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 the feds say they'll withhold certain funding.
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 in New Orleans, Philly, and Bridgeport, Conn.
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 to share.