Latest Story The Georgia Department of Education would have you believe that the College & Career Ready Performance Index is based on scientific research, and is a valid and reliable “index” of school...
Read MoreLatest Story The Georgia Department of Education (GDOE) released two year’s worth of data based on CRCT tests. The CRCT data is used to grade each school in Georgia, on a 100 point scale. The score is determined by four...
Read MoreIt 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...
Read MoreI found this poster while reading over on Dustin Stout’s amazing work on creative design and social media. Dustin was reminded of this Bertrand Russell quote by a colleague, and superimposed it on a photo to make this...
Read MoreAndrew Young, former mayor of Atlanta, U.N. Ambassador, and civil rights leader, was in attendance at the trial of Dr. Beverly Hall, former superintendent of the Atlanta Public Schools. The purpose of the session was to hear...
Read MoreAtlanta is an important city, not only for those of who live here, but for the state of Georgia, and the nation. It is home to many universities, churches, the Martin Luther King Center for Social Change, The Carter Center,...
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