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Would Arne Duncan Consider Calling for Pause in Common Core Stakes?

Newman sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 11, Clicks: 3)
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Michele McNeil -- This month, a majority of Washington "insiders" believe states will enact some sort of moratorium on stakes. A small portion, or 18 percent, thought the U.S. Department of Education would take such action, according to this Whiteboard Advisers survey.

2 comments | Tags: arne duncan common core state standards michele mcneil controversy | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Sequestration Forces Cuts to National Social Studies Tests

Newman sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 19, Clicks: 4)
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Alyson Klein --Fewer students will take national tests in civics, history, and geography, thanks to across-the-board spending cuts known as sequestration.The executive committee of the National Assessment Governing Board, on the recommendation of the NAEP—voted recently to indefinitely postpone the 4th and 12th grade tests in the three subjects for 2014. The exams will continue for 8th graders.

1 comments | Tags: alyson klein social studies national assessment governing board national assessment of educational progress sequestration | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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How Do Schools Unlock the Potential of English-Language Learners?

Newman sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 20, Clicks: 5)
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Peter DeWitt -- There seems to be a lot of debate about how to teach English Language Learners (ELL) students. Some believe in bilingual education, while others believe students need to be immersed in the language they're learning.

0 comments | Tags: peter dewitt english language learners bilingual education immersion programs | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Algebra 2 Pushback Turns Up in Michigan With House Measure

Newman sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 61, Clicks: 18)
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Erik Robelen -- Algebra 2 may be falling out of political favor in another state, this time Michigan.

3 comments | Tags: erik robelen michigan algebra 2 common core state standards florida | Topic: Secondary BAD >_<

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Texas Judge Says No to Minimum-Grading Policies (2010)

nitajo sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 17, Clicks: 4)
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Erik Robelen -- A state judge yesterday upheld Texas' truth-in-grading law, reports the Dallas Morning News. In doing so, she rejected arguments by nearly a dozen school districts contending that they could still require teachers to give minimum grades on student report cards.

0 comments | Tags: erik robelen texas school grading truth-in-grading law texas school alliance | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Colleges Shortchanging Needy Students in Battle for Prestige, Money

Newman sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 23, Clicks: 4)
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Caralee Adams -- Just because students get a Pell Grant—federal aid that goes to families who generally earn $30,000 or less—doesn't mean their college gives them much of a break on tuition.

2 comments | Tags: caralee adams college tuition pell grants new america foundation texas christian university | Topic: Higher Education BAD >_<

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Florida District Investigated Over Disparities in Student Discipline

Newman sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 10, Clicks: 4)
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Nirvi Shah -- Yet another school district is being investigated over disparities in the discipline rates of students of different races. News reports Wednesday said that the U.S. Department of Education's office for civil rights is investigating the 71,000-student Brevard County school district on Florida's east coast after four complaints were filed with the agency.

1 comments | Tags: u.s. department of education brevard county florida student discipline civil rights school suspensions | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Student-Achievement Goals at Issue in Senate NCLB Renewal Effort

Newman sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 14, Clicks: 4)
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Alyson Klein -- Until recently, U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, the chairman of the Senate education committee, and Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander, the panel's top Republican, were in talks to see if there was any chance of getting a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the long-stalled No Child Left Behind Act together in this Congress. But now it's looking like the two lawmakers were unable to resolve fundamental disagreements, making an already very tough reauthorization process that much harder.

0 comments | Tags: alyson klein tom harkin no child left behind act u.s. department of education waivers | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Common-Core Turbulence: Inevitable or Preventable?

nitajo sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 18, Clicks: 5)
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Rick Hess -- It's been a turbulent few months for the Common Core, raising real questions about its future. Opposition on the right has stretched well beyond the fringe has now been voiced by the Republican National Committee, with several Republican U.S. Senators speaking out in opposition and legislation to withdraw from the Common Core proposed in seven state legislatures.

0 comments | Tags: frederick m. hess common core state standards controversy randi weingarten republican national committee | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Latino High School Grads Enrolling in College at Record Rates, Outpacing Whites

nitajo sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 15, Clicks: 4)
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Caralee Adams -- Latino students have reached a new milestone in the United States: A higher percentage who graduate from high school are enrolling in college than white students.

1 comments | Tags: pew research center college enrollment hispanic students opportunity gap high school dropouts | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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The Testing Obsession Widens the Gap

nitajo sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 17, Clicks: 4)
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Deborah Meier -- Yes, E.D. Hirsch is right: You can't measure reading qua reading. I not merely observed but ran little mini-focus groups to understand why some kids got "right" answers and others "wrong" ones. It had little to do with their reading skill.

1 comments | Tags: michael j. petrilli deborah meier opportunity gap academic vocabulary poverty | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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English Teachers Group Opposes Machine-Scored Writing

Newman sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 30, Clicks: 4)
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Catherine Gewertz -- One of the major assumptions underlying the common assessments is that the writing portions will be computer-scored. This capability is pivotal in managing their cost and producing results quickly enough to provide valuable feedback for teachers.

0 comments | Tags: robo-readers common core state standards catherine gewertz national council of teachers of english | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Will a Year's Delay Save the Common Core? A Response to Weingarten's Proposal

nitajo sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 62, Clicks: 6)
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Anthony Cody -- A week ago, Randi Weingarten gave a speech expressing some strong views on the Common Core. Her plea is that leaders across the country give schools a one year reprieve before the harsh consequences attached to new assessments linked to the Common Core begin to take effect. However, I do not share her optimism that this additional time will do more than forestall the disaster these tests will be for our schools.

2 comments | Tags: controversy common core state standards anthony cody randi weingarten standarized testing | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Poll: AFT Members Support Both Common Core and High-Stakes Moratorium

Newman sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 30, Clicks: 4)
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Liana Heitin -- In an encore to American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten's speech in New York City this week, in which she called for a moratorium on high stakes linked to common-core testing, the union released the results of a poll on how members perceive the new standards.

2 comments | Tags: liana heitin randi weingarten american federation of teachers common core state standards controversy | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Wis. Voucher Program Must Comply With Disabilities Law, Justice Department Says

nitajo sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 29, Clicks: 4)
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Katie Ash -- A letter from the U.S. Department of Justice says that the state of Wisconsin must ensure that private schools receiving students using public funds through the nation's oldest voucher program are complying with the federal Americans With Disabilities Act and not discriminating against students with special needs.

1 comments | Tags: katie ash u.s. department of justice wisconsin school vouchers students with disabilities | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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