Scrutinize those who write and grade the tests that judge teachers, students,...
That is a lot of power given without much scrutiny...to those who formulate and grade the tests that judge so many. One of the biggest of these is Pearson, and they greatly affect many states.Recently...
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Value added teacher evaluations -- all you ever wanted to know
This week the New York Times published teacher rankings of 18,000 New York city teachers.The ratings, known as teacher data reports, covered three school years ending in 2010, and are intended to show...
View ArticleA personal perspective on education statistics in Florida
My good friend, Rita Solnet, is is a Florida co-founder of Parent Across America, has given me permission to cross-post a piece she just did. I strongly recommend you read her story.Everything below...
View ArticleWhy we're protesting today at Pearson HQ
Today at 11 AM - Thursday June 7 - hundreds of New York parents and kids are taking to the streets to protest:* High-stakes testing which crowds out meaningful learning, e.g., critical thinking,...
View ArticlePrincipal warns parents: ‘Don’t buy the bunk’ about new Common Core tests
That is the title of this post at the Answer Sheet Blog of the Washington Post, run by Valerie Strauss. The author is Carol Burris, an award-winning principal in Long Island who originally supported...
View ArticleTennessee student schools the school board.
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View ArticlePearson Common Core Test Products under Gag Order
New York officials signed a $32 million five-year contract with Pearson PLC's subsidiary, NCS Pearson Inc., in 2011 for its Common Core test merchandise. Pearson, a British consortium, is the world's...
View ArticlePearson fails again during testing. Shuts down during FCAT today.
From the Tampa Bay Times.Computer problems shut down FCAT testing in Pasco, Hernando and elsewhereProblems with Florida's annual FCAT test on Tuesday rekindled simmering concerns that the state isn't...
View ArticleNew Developing Branches In Educational Reform Give Hope
Anyone who has ever grown fruit trees knows that you HAVE to prune branches that have borne fruit several years in a row to make new growth available that will produce at higher levels than tired old...
View ArticleStudents Learn When They Are Having Fun, or, How Not to Give a Standardized Test
I just finished grading my students’ algebra unit tests, and I am thrilled with how well they did. In fact, the sixth grade algebra unit is the best unit I teach, and the one in which my students are...
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Pearson profits, public education suffers
One company increasingly controls American education—the tests students take, the textbooks they read and exercises they do to prepare for those tests, the tests prospective teachers take to be...
View ArticleSo who makes the most profit off of American education?
Well, back in '04 there was the Big Four:Three companies have traditionally dominated the market for developing tests: Harcourt Educational Measurement, CTB McGraw-Hill, and Riverside Publishing. All...
View ArticleIs THIS THE AMERICA You Want For Your Children?
Check out this CNN youtube="South Korea, where more than 70 percent of high school graduates enter university, education is a national obsession that the government worries is actually damaging...
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Pearson Caught Spying On Students. Big Brother Is Here
Last night, Bob Braun, an investigative reporter in New Jersey, received a copy of the following email: He posted the following on his blog, Bob Braun's Ledger:MARCH 13, 2015 BREAKING: Pearson, NJ,...
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Why You Need To Opt Out Your Children From Standardized Testing NOW: Pearson...
Originally Published on Up North Progressive(( NOTICE: Bob Braun's blog had to be shut down after it was attacked. He also published an article about Pearson Education spying on school children's...
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Park the PARCC: Elyria 5th grader's editorial on Pearson testing
Is a 5th grader smarter than Ohio's PARCC testing initiative?Ayden Pol won 3rd place in the Lorain County Chronicle-Telegram editorial contest with his aptly titled piece "Park the PARCC".I'm with...
View ArticleJust In! 20% of New York State Opted Out of Their Test
Yes! According to data released by the New York state education department today Aug. 12,.... 20 percent of students in grades 3-8 eligible to take the statewide tests in reading and math for the...
View ArticleHovering Over the Precipice, Desperate Pearson Reaches Out – Alan Singer’s...
Hovering Over the Precipice, Desperate Pearson Reaches Out – Alan Singer’s Latest Huffington Posthttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/58d8e4a5e4b0c0980ac0e7ceIn January, Pearson’s stock value dropped...
View ArticleIn Africa, For-Profit School Chain Plays Legal Hardball – Alan Singer’s...
In Africa, For-Profit School Chain Plays Legal Hardball – Alan Singer’s Latest Huffington Posthttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/58e223bfe4b0ca889ba1a7bcWhen money is involved, big business gets mean....
View ArticleFaltering Pearson CEO Faces Stockholder Protests – Alan Singer’s Latest...
Faltering Pearson CEO Faces Stockholder Protests – Alan Singer’s Latest Huffington PostWhat do you do with your CEO when your company loses record amounts of money and the value of its stock drops...
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