Thirty-five Atlanta Public School educators were accused by a grand jury of racketeering, false statements and writings, false swearing, theft by taking and influencing witnesses. How could this happen in the Atlanta Public Schools (APS)? The district is in a city...
A Fulton County grand jury indicted former Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Beverly Hall and 34 others — top aides, principals, teachers and a secretary — for racketeering as well as theft by taking for the bonuses they received for good test scores or making...
Yesterday, I discovered a new organization, the U.S. Education Delivery Institute (EDi). When I saw the name, I first thought it was part of the U.S. Department of Education, or the United States Postal Service. I was wrong on both counts. The EDi, formed in 2010 is...
The major journals of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) have published articles featuring and explaining to science teachers the nature of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The journals include The Science Teacher, Science Scope and Science...
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in mathematics and English language arts are set to be implemented in many states across the country next year. The CCSS will be the content basis for national computerized tests being developed by two consortia, The Partnership...
On January 29, the Thomas Fordham Institute published a report, "Commentary & Feedback on the Next Generation Science Standards (Commentary). Nine people wrote the report, none of whom are "experts" in the field of science education. Yes, most of them have...
