Eight reasons to pay attention to the National Academy of Sciences’ release on a new framework for science content K – 12.
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Wake Up Next Tueday July 19 to a New Framework for K-12 Science Education
When you wake up next Tuesday, July 19th you'll only have to wait until 1 P.M. Eastern Time for the announcement from the National Academy Sciences the publication of A New Framework for K-12 Science Education. You'll be able to access the framework here after the...
More than 90% of Students Learned in Spite of the CRCT Erasure Scandal?
Are you surprised? You probably know that Atlanta Schools are in the middle of a test cheating scandal in which student bubble answer sheets were changed by erasing wrong answers to right answers. Did the students learn, in spite of some teachers' and administrators'...
Corporate Reform Movement Cause of Atlanta Cheating Scandal
As stated in the Governor's Investigative Report a "culture of fear" took over the Atlanta School System, and led to a conspiracy of silence which enabled the bubble sheet erasure scandle to happen. But in the last two posts I have opened the door to examine causes...
Grassroots Movement in New York City May Relate to Current Testing Scandal in Atlanta
The Grassroots Education Movement, a group of citizens in New York City, are organizing a campaign against the high stakes use of standardized testing in their schools. Their first meeting will be on July 18th at the CUNY Graduate Center. According the organizers of...
Why Were Test Answer Sheets Altered? The Atlanta Case, Report #2
I've read the complete report on the Atlanta Public Schools (APS) CRCT testing scandal. It's hard to believe that there was such widespread activity in which student answers on the state's CRCT bubble sheets were changed. Why? That is the central question of this...
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