Jack Hassard

Author: Jack Hassard

Georgia’s Governor Deal & Superintendent Barge Need to Think Differently

Posted by Jack Hassard | Oct 3, 2013 | Politics, Reform

Political and corporate reformers claim that American schools and students have been left in the dust by schools and students in other counties. The claim is based on faulty international and state achievement test analyses. And...

Letter Number One to Governor Deal and State School Superintendent Barge of Georgia

Posted by Jack Hassard | Sep 27, 2013 | Charter Schools, Politics, Race to the Top, Teacher Evaluation, Teachers

Dear Governor Deal and Superintendent Barge, As sitting elected officials of Georgia, the next...

Messing with Georgia’s Social Studies Curriculum

Posted by Jack Hassard | Sep 25, 2013 | Politics, Religion

According to the Governor of Georgia, now is the time to write a new social studies curriculum....

Georgia’s High-Stakes Plan Based on Erroneous Conclusions

Posted by Jack Hassard | Sep 23, 2013 | Assessment, Politics, Teacher Evaluation

“High-stakes plan could change teachers pay,” is the title of an article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution paper. The article is a good review of the history behind why the state is going to move to...