Category Archives: Testing

Pearson Is Everywhere: New Mexico Bid-Rigging Lawsuit Is Still On

Posted on March 16, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Welcome back to Pearson Is Everywhere!

Last time, we looked at Pearson’s spying on students on Social Media and how Colorado is trying to protect ‘student data privacy’ in Colorado — from groups like Pearson.

Today, we’re reminded by Truth In American Education that the bid-rigging lawsuit filed in New Mexico is still going on.

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Pearson Is Everywhere: Spying and Student Data Privacy Edition

Posted on March 15, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Welcome back to Pearson Is Everywhere!

Last time we looked at Pearson being selected to create the PISA 2018 tests.
Today, we’ll be checking out how Pearson is spying on students using social media and Pearson’s claims about student data privacy in Colorado. Continue reading →

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The Common Core Weekend Reads – 03-15-15

Posted on March 15, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

These are the Common Core Weekend Reads for March 15, 2015.

This is a review of the past week of news on Common Core nationwide and in North Carolina.

Articles are organized by category.

Prior Edition of Weekend Reads: 03-08-15

KEEP READING — COMPLY, CITIZEN! PEARSON IS WATCHING. Continue reading →

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The Common Core Weekend Reads – 03-08-15

Posted on March 8, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

These are the Common Core Weekend Reads for March 8, 2015.

This is a review of the past week of news on Common Core nationwide and in North Carolina.

Articles are organized by category.

Prior Edition of Weekend Reads: 02-22-15

* Last weekend, the CC weekend reads were not available. This edition will be longer than usual to include some news that should have been included on 3-1-15. Continue reading →

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Pearson Is Everywhere: PISA 2018

Posted on March 4, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Welcome back to Pearson Is Everywhere! Last time we looked at how excited Pearson was about President Obama’s “free community college proposal. Today, we look at something I missed from December 2014. We’ll look at how Pearson is going to develop the PISA … Continue reading →

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North Carolina’s SBAC ‘Status’ Change

Posted on February 23, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

In case you missed it, at some point, North Carolina went from being a ‘Governing’ state to an ‘Affiliate’ state in the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC).

When and why this happened depends on who you ask.

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