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Category Archives: Common Core
New Education “Non-Profit” Brings Jeb! To Raleigh
Another day, another “education non-profit” is born. This time it’s in North Carolina’s own backyard and appears to involve NC State Superintendent Mark Johnson and featuring an appearance by Jeb! Continue reading
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Posted in Big Ed Complex, Common Core, EDUCATION, LL1885, NC DPI, Non-Profit
Tagged Grow Great NC, Jeb Bush, Jeb!, Mark Johnson, Shreita Powers
NC 4th Grade NAEP Math Scores Tumble; Rest are “Steady”
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores for 2017 were released earlier this week. The NAEP is also referred to as the ‘nation’s report card’ and is considered the ‘gold standard’ of standardized testing for the United States.
North Carolina’s scores were less than positive overall and 4th-grade math scores took a statistically significant a three-point nosedive. Continue reading
No, Secretary DeVos, Common Core is not “dead.”
I’ve received a barrage of emails, Facebook messages, and calls about Education Secretary DeVos’ recent speech where she made a claim that Common Core was “dead.” It is not dead. Nor will it be until the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is dead. Continue reading
Posted in Big Ed Complex, Common Core, EDUCATION
Tagged Betsy DeVos, Common Core
Gates Foundation Props Up Common Core Testing Consortia
The two testing consortia associated with Common Core are still alive in part thanks to new management and a huge grant from Common Core’s largest funder, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Continue reading
Posted in Common Core, Testing
Tagged Bill Gates, New Meridian Corporation, PARCC, SBAC
Social Justice Standards Launched by SPLC’s Teaching Tolerance
This is not a joke. It is a new set of standards launched by the Southern Poverty Law Center’s education offshoot called Teaching Tolerance. Continue reading
Posted in Am Lens, Common Core, EDUCATION, THE LEFT
Tagged Social Justice Standards, Southern Poverty Law Center, Teaching Tolerance
