Rise & Shine: New report to detail state’s low test standards

by Philissa Cramer, at 6:57 am

A forthcoming report details low standards on state tests. (Post, NY1, S.I. Advance)
Some are skeptical about the state’s will to raise standards. (GothamSchools)
Thieves stole laptop computers from PS 107 for the second time in a month. (Brooklyn Paper)
City teachers are among many getting kudos from former students on Facebook. (Times)
In D.C., scores are down at elementary schools but up at middle and high schools. (Washington Post)

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http://incongressional.com Esteban Rodriguez

I wrote on incongressional.com about how states are dumbing down tests to make themselves look better. How else would politicians who say “Judge me on the schools” get re-elected?

The link has graphs from a study shown at a congressional hearing on the reauthorization of NCLB.

http://www.incongressional.com/department-of-ed-race-to-the-bottom/

Despite some tense confrontations between protesters and police, nothing ever got physical and a lieutenant just said there were no arrests. 3 hrs ago
He's been frozen in that stoic position all night MT @lisafleisher: A protester speaks with his middle finger. http://t.co/xLar4NRU 3 hrs ago
Last of the occupy protesters just walked out together, shouting expletives and insults on their way out. #toughcrowd 4 hrs ago
Frank Thomas, DOE spokesman just told me no arrests have been made tonight at PEP despite confrontation between protesters & police earlier. 4 hrs ago
RT @leoniehaimson: It's been shown repeatedly that as one schl closes another overwhelmed w/ high needs kids that small schls won't take 4 hrs ago
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