common core

QOD: NY Commissioner MaryEllen Elia on Common Core

From Politico:The state Education Department will take suggestions on what portions of the Common Core standards should be changed, but…

9 years ago

NYS Comm. Elia is No Union-First Hack

Today the New York Post Editorial Board comes out swinging, fists squarely directed at State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia because…

9 years ago

Education Law Center Files Complaint about DOE Bureaucracy; Can We Talk About Kids?

The members of New Jersey’s “review” of the Common Core State Standards are faced with a thankless task: fussing over…

9 years ago

Some (Unsolicited) Advice to NEA and AFT Leaders

Last week Chris Stewart, native of New Orleans and graduate of the its public school system (“My NOLA education sucked.…

9 years ago

Two Thoughts on Today’s Education Summit

Today the American Federation for Children and The 74 held an education summit in New Hampshire for GOP candidates. I…

9 years ago

QOD: Fighting the “Poisoning” of the Common Core Brand

Today’s Washington Post editorial describes  the bizarre toxicity of the name “Common Core,” which has been poisoned by both those…

9 years ago

The Myth of the “Overstressed American Teen”

Remember that movie "Race to Nowhere" where students are bullwhipped by mountains of schoolwork, tests, and stress, while their teachers…

9 years ago

Why We Need a Suburban Middle-Class Version of Education Reform

Here's my new NJ Spotlight piece:Are we being over-optimistic when it comes to how well NJ’s middle-class students are being…

9 years ago

Why the “Every Child Achieves Act” Needs a Little More Tweaking

Marianne Lombardo at Education Reform Now looks at the recent report on NAEP scores from the National Center for Education…

9 years ago

How N.J. Lies to Students About College and Career Readiness: A Story

This article in South Jersey Magazine is two years old, but it could have been written today. Here, journalist Jayne…

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