Education Next, the Fordham Institute, and Common Core
In years of observing the behavior of staff at the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation and Institute I haven’t noticed much of the “open-mindedness [and] humility” claimed on its website.[1] More […]
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Common Core’s Language Arts
It is often said that scientific writing is dull and boring to read. Writers choose words carefully; mean for them to be interpreted precisely and, so, employ vocabulary that may […]
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Among the Constructivists
The online journal Aeon posted (6 October, 2016) “The Examined Life,” by John Taylor, director of Learning, Teaching and Innovation at Cranleigh boarding school in Surrey (U.K.). https://aeon.co/essays/can-school-today-teach-anything-more-t…
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The elitist strain in US education journalism
Some years ago, during the heat of a presidential campaign I assembled some policy-relevant and time-sensitive research on the top education policy topic of the day. I could have published […]
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Springfield School Board Looks To Adopt Math Curriculum Still Aligned to Common Core
The old adage “If it walks like a duck…” comes to mind when you look at what the Springfield Public School Board is deciding to adopt for their “new’ math […]
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Common Core Disruptors’ Book Takes On The Threat of The Administrative State
Here in Missouri we know their names well. Emmet McGroarty, Jane Robbins and Erin Tuttle of the American Principles Project have published a book, Deconstructing the Administrative State: The Fight […]
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Jeb Bush says, “Parents know best for their children.” Does that mean PARENTS can choose schools without Common Core standards, tests, data?
Betsy DeVos recently declared there is no more Common Core. Tell that to the parents in 46 states/territories who still have common core standards, and still have the common […]
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Want Pouty Lips? Follow #edreform
The above is a promoted tweet showing up on my feed. The responses are quite funny (some not suitable for work) and you can find them here. Why spend money […]
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“Alike”: A Visual Representation of a Standardized Life.
Is your child’s school experience like this? Joyful and creative? Or like this? Is creativity stifled in the quest for common expectations? An insightful short film on the effects of […]
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Achieve #coreadvocates: This is When Parents Will Join Them. “When Pigs Fly”
Achieve the Core recently held a conference in Denver where #coreadvoactes tweeted their support of Common Core and NGO directed educational policy. From a sampling of the tweets, Common […]
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This Baby Will Be Ready to Tackle Common Core Technology. What’s Not to Love?
Witnessed at a restaurant this past week: a child less than 2 years old entertaining herself the entire time while three adults conversed before dinner, and then the two […]
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Is Chester Finn *Really* Surprised at the Collapse of College Standards? He Was Warned About that Reality & Cause/Effect of CCSS in 2010.
When everybody is supposed to go to college, what happens to college standards? Chester Finn seems quite surprised to understand the cause and effect of the Common Core State […]
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Hashtag To #BotorNot? Who funded the #CommonCore Project? (It’s not just Gates)
Parents and grandparents who want only to have a say in their children’s education, to control how their data is collected and profiled, are made fun of yet again […]