It seems as if one Georgia couple says yes. In Marietta, a Georgia a couple has refused to allow their children at the West Side Elementary school to take the high-stakes Criterion Referenced Competency Test (CRCT). These...
Read MoreReblogged from Stop the CRCT Madness by Stephanie Jones. Dr. Jones’ research engages the intersections of social class, gender, and race with language, literacies, and educational equity with a particular interest...
Read MoreLatest Story In my earlier post, I urged Atlanta’s new superintendent to explain to the Atlanta community why using high-stakes achievement measures, such as increasing achievement scores while raising the bar, should not...
Read MoreLatest Story The Atlanta Public Schools (APS) has hired Dr. Meria Carstarphen to be its superintendent for the next three years. She was hired after a one year search led by 13-member search committee. She is now...
Read MoreLatest Story There was an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education that I believe pertains to K-12 education. The authors (Krislov, M. & Volk, S.S., 2014) reminded us that college is still for creating citizens. One of...
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