PARCC

New Spotlight column: the politics behind the proposed PARCC delay

It starts here: Last Thursday, the state Senate Education Committee heard testimony from proponents and opponents of a draft bill…

11 years ago

Feds to NY State: If You Delay PARCC Implementation, You Owe Us Big Bucks

If the U.S. Department of Education’s warning to New York State is an harbinger of the fed’s reaction to states…

11 years ago

QOD: Cerf Pulls No Punches

Chris Cerf’s parting shot, addressed to NJ school leaders, addresses NJEA’s increasingly assertive campaign against new standardized testing, teaching evaluations,…

11 years ago

Walter White has a new Batch of Blue: PARCC Tests

From Politico: WHAT’S NEXT FOR PARCC? — Fla. Gov. Rick Scott issued an executive order Monday saying he wanted out…

11 years ago

The “Opt Out” Movement: Should Parents Boycott Standardized Tests?

My column today at WHYY's Newsworks is called "Standardized Tests: High Stakes for Adults, Not Kids" and looks at the…

11 years ago

New Spotlight Column: Is NJ Overusing Data in Assessing Student Growth and Teacher Performance?

My column today at NJ Spotlight examines the conflict between those who fear that escalating use of data in evaluating…

11 years ago

Common Core Testing in NJ et.al.: What’s the Prognosis?

Whiteboard Advisors has a monthly “Education Insider” series that solicits opinions from leaders in the field. Its new one looks…

11 years ago