Retired Superintendent: Standardized Tests Are Stupid: My Grandsons Are Opting Out
Jim Arnold, former superintendent of schools in Pelham, Georgia, explains why he encouraged his grandsons and their parents to opt out. He writes: “Just imagine...
Month : April 2015
I Moderate Discussion Between Lily and Randi
On the second day of the second annual conference of the Network for Public Education’s Conference, I moderated a discussion between the leaders of the...
BREAKING: KPCC Obtains Audit of Candidate’s Charter School
Public radio station KPCC in Los Angeles obtained a copy of the audit of the charter school run by Ref Rodriguez, who is running for...
Opt Numbers for Math test Continue to grow on Long Island
In the second round of Common Core testing, devoted to math, the early counts from Long Island indictate that more students will skip the exams...
Yong Zhao’s Fabulous, Very Funny Speech at NPE
Yong Zhao spoke to a general session at the annual conference of the Network for Public Education. His speech was spectacular! He was witty, informative,...
Joe Dowd of Long Island Business News on Casualties of Common Core
The Long Island Business News is all over Common Core. It published an article exploring the money trail that leads again and again to Pearson....
A PTA Writes a Letter to Eva Moskowitz about Inclusion
The PTA of the Hastings-on-Hudson, Néw York, school district sent the following open letter to Eva Moskowitz, CEO of Success Academy charter schools. They shared...
The Raw Footage of Yong Zhao’s Speech to the Network for Public Education
Several people have told me that some of the slides were not available on the link I posted to Yong Zhao’s fabulous presentation. Here...
Jeannie Kaplan on Teach for America in Denver
Jeannie Kaplan, a former member of the Denver Board of Education, began looking into the role of Teach for America in Denver. At first, she...
Atlanta: Judge Reduces Prison Time for Convicted Educators
The judge who sentenced educators to jail for as long as seven years changed his mind. “Before sentencing on April 14, Baxter had urged the...