Could Cuomo’s education commission try to eliminate the Regents? Some think so. (Ed in the Apple)
The principal of a Long Island school lists reasons this year’s state tests were flawed. (Answer Sheet)
A math teacher adds another reason for test transparency: out-of-sequence exam topics. (JD2718)
Robert Pondiscio: The facts about the “pineapple” story don’t make it any better. (Core Knowledge)
The head of the DOE’s early childhood office makes a list of next generation leaders. (Sara Mead)
Mark Anderson: Teachers can’t be evaluated singly because schools work together. (GS Community)
An expert weighs in on how “every teacher is a literacy teacher” works in practice. (Teaching Matters)
The mother of a student who didn’t get his top middle school choice speaks out. (Insideschools)
The parent organizer behind California’s parent trigger push explains his philosophy. (Hechinger)
California wants an NCLB waiver but says it can’t afford required teacher evaluations. (Politics K-12)
A teacher lists five reasons why low-income students often get subpar schooling. (Urban Teacher’s Ed)
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Sara Mead’s list is dumb. Only wishful thinking on her part.
Vote NO!
Regarding the article about California’s waiver request:
” Why? The cash-strapped state just doesn’t have the funds to help school districts cover the cost of a new evaluation plan, as state law requires, Kirst said.
“We’re saying we just can’t pay for it,” Kirst said. Other states that have applied for the flexibility “must be rich,” he joked.
And,
in Kirst’s view, the waiver request is consistent with what’s actually
in the NCLB law. “We do not see anything in the law about state mandates
for teacher evaluation,” he said.”
Wait until the NY Taxpayers see “the bill” for the development, and implementation of the APPR “evaluation.” All for a law designed with the sole purpose of firing as many teachers as possible, as quickly as possible.
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