This Week in Education calls the election “a big win” for President Obama’s education reform agenda.
The USDOE will likely continue to heavily influence policy in Obama’s second term. (EdNews Colorado)
The outcomes of initiatives in South Dakota and Idaho favored teachers unions. (Teacher Beat)
Fewer 10 percent of students at P.S. 333, damaged by Hurricane Sandy, made it. (Core Knowledge)
States in the PARCC testing consortium have set a college readiness standard. (Curriculum Matters)
Five city high schools are still sheltering people displaced by Hurricane Sandy. (InsideSchools)
A Bronx teachers union chapter leader explains why he’s joined the MORE caucus. (Ed Notes)
An education policy director probes assumptions behind Obama’s education platform. (Answer Sheet)
Denver, Colo., approved new taxes to fund high-dose tutoring in schools. (Starting an Ed School)
Guest
“The PARCC policy says that college-readiness scores on the test will be
set in such a way that students who score at that level—level 4—will
have a 75 percent chance of earning a grade of C or better in those
college courses.”
I confused about how the statement above is possible. Will there not be levels assigned the first two years that the test is given so PARC has time to do a statistical analysis of whether or not the test is an accurate predictor of success freshman year of college? or will they be taking a guess at well their test correlates with college success?
http://nyceducator.com/ NYC Educator
Big win for junk science—VAM, and merit pay, which have never worked anywhere. Thanks for highlighting this trenchant commentary.
I noticed that…
High Poverty Rate = VAM
Families Living in Shelters = VAM
Social Promotion = VAM
Changes to SPED Programs = VAM
Newcomers = VAM
Budget Cuts = VAM
Damn Your Teaching Career = VAM
Theorem Ox
Students enjoy your class and your colleagues respect you. VAM and then it hits you.
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