Jack Hassard

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Charter Schools: Education’s 21st Century Philospher’s Stone?

Posted by Jack Hassard | Jun 13, 2012 | Charter Schools

Charter schools are seen as a cure-all to raise test scores of American students. It kind of like...

Reform needs Reform: How Testing is Sucking the Breath out of Teaching and Learning

Posted by Jack Hassard | Jun 11, 2012 | Reform

Educational reform desperately needs reform. Reform in education today is in the hands of Federal programs including the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and the Race to the Top Fund of 2009. Although states can submit...

NCTQ Prepares its Hit on Schools of Education

Posted by Jack Hassard | Jun 1, 2012 | Assessment, Teacher Education

Guest Post by Anthony Cody Our political system has deteriorated to such a degree that policymaking in the education arena has come to resemble the selection of “hits” chosen for airplay by 1950s DJs. Back in the...

NCTQ Study of Assessment in Teacher Preparation Courses Flunks

Posted by Jack Hassard | May 30, 2012 | Assessment, Curriculum, Teacher Education

In May, 2012, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) issued a report entitled: What Teacher Education Programs Teach About K – 12 Assessment. Anthony Cody mentioned this study in a recent post entitled Payola...