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Untitled 25 Aug 2013 | 04:34 am
Before the days of Reading First, and NCLB, and all the fraudulent “reforms” that came to education, you had initiatives for site-based decision making and having more democratic input from stakeholde...
Sometimes, you just have to cry… 13 Aug 2013 | 04:17 am
It was a difficult week. Once again I find myself at the center of school reform in my professional life. I won’t go into a lot of detail, but car issues have affected my transportation choices on and...
Why other State Governors wanted Common Core (and why Texas probably doesn’t) 6 Aug 2013 | 10:58 am
In WARNING: THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS MAY BE HARMFUL TO CHILDREN | Education News, a principal from Texas takes a look at the Common Core standards and concludes that they are developmentally inapprop...
Talking about CCSS on KQED Forum 1 Aug 2013 | 10:15 pm
This morning, I spoke about Common Core Standards from a teacher’s perspective. The show can be found here (audio should be up in 24 hours). Folks coming here from the show, which mentioned my blog, ...
More Common Core SNAFUs 30 Jul 2013 | 10:04 am
One inherent weakness in Common Core is how they tried to avoid controversy at their inception, by not wading into the troubled shoals of curriculum and content. They discovered that since they were ...
NCLB Twitter Chat 28 Jul 2013 | 11:20 pm
This discussion is part of the “On Background” show at PostTV Tweets about “#postback”
You get what you ask for… 17 Jul 2013 | 10:27 am
So after my last post, someone on Twitter sent this response: @Larryferlazzo @alicemercer By PARCC Blueprints this % unacceptable. Reporting inaccurate or field tested items not reflecting final prod...
Things I don’t get about Common Core ELA 17 Jul 2013 | 01:11 am
PTA has posted guides for parents to Common Core. The guides are nicely done, but I’m still trying to wrap my head around something I see in the Sixth Grade standards. This is the first item listed on...
What does resist Common Core implementation mean? 14 Jul 2013 | 11:42 am
Common Core has now become a line in the sand with some folks, and is causing more in-fighting among anti-corporate ed reform folks than is healthy for a movement that is under as much pressure, and f...
Week 36: The end is, well you know… 9 Jun 2013 | 10:32 pm
Not much time is left now, and I thought I’d share pictures from Open House, which technically happened in Week 35, but, oh well enjoy! Photo Credit: The End Is Nigh by Jason Cartwright, on Flickr
