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The Common Core Culture War Intensifies8 comments

Greg Forster wrote 1 week ago: (Guest post by Greg Forster) In today’s Journal, Sol Stern and Joel Klein attempt to sell cons … more →

Tags: Greg Forster, Wall Street Journal, Sol Stern, joel klein

National Standards will make their (skid) mark...

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 1 week ago: A warning about National Standards data – reblogged from The Daily Blog “There is a unanimous … more →

Tags: Education 2, New Zealand, The Daily Blog: Education, Assessment, Data, e-asttle, Education, Grades, Ministry of Educaton

DFER and the Miniature Machiavellis 7 comments

Jay P. Greene wrote 3 weeks ago: Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) has done much to advance progress in education, but I am disap … more →

Tags: Politics

If I Woke Up With Larry Grau, I'd Really Hate Myself5 comments

Jay P. Greene wrote 3 weeks ago: Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) supports Common Core.  I don’t for reasons I’ve ex … more →

Tags: Politics, common core

Common Core Debate on Choice Media TV3 comments

Jay P. Greene wrote 1 month ago: The folks over at Choice Media TV put together a very productive discussion about Common Core.  Chec … more →

Let the National-Standards Culture Wars Begin!3 comments

Greg Forster wrote 1 month ago: Paul the psychic octopus sez: “Did I tell you so? Let me count the ways.” (Guest post by … more →

Tags: Greg Forster, Culture War

Why Are Kiwis Taking To The Streets?

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 1 month ago: They are mighty pigged off, that’s why. This Saturday, 13th April, thousands of teachers, pare … more →

Tags: Charter Schools, Education 2, effecting change, | Find Out More |, Funding Schools, Germ, Good Teaching, Government Policy, New Zealand

My Letter of Resignation

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 1 month ago: Reblogged from an educator's re-education: featured in The Washington Post's The Answer Sheet I … more →

Tags: Protest - Have a Voice, Good Teaching, performance pay for teachers, good teaching practice, Germ, Teachers' Own Words, Education 2, USA schools, Testing 2

Why Common Core Doesn't Matter (and Why It Does)29 comments

Jay P. Greene wrote 1 month ago: I tried taking a break on the blog from writing about Common Core, but the issue keeps popping up.   … more →

Constructive Criticism for Common Core Constructivism Deniers9 comments

Jay P. Greene wrote 2 months ago: (Guest Post by James Shuls) Let me start by saying that I share most of Jay Greene’s reservations ab … more →

New Score: Tom Vander Ark 3, New Gates PLDD Strategy 06 comments

Jay P. Greene wrote 2 months ago: The research score continues to run-up in favor of the old Gates education reform strategy of creati … more →

Tags: Politics, instructional reform

Bring Back Tom Vander Ark8 comments

Jay P. Greene wrote 2 months ago: Under Tom Vander Ark‘s leadership the Gates Foundation pursued an education reform strategy fo … more →

Tags: Politics, instructional reform

THE Enemy is TESTING. Enlist educators against it.

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 3 months ago: THE Enemy is TESTING. Enlist educators against it.   via THE Enemy is TESTING. Enlist educators … more →

Tags: Germ, Education 2, USA schools, @TheChalkface, Testing 2, Education, Protest, USA, Testing

How To Distract a Nation ...1 comment

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 4 months ago: Don’t be fooled, people. While they catch our attention by outraging us with sycophantic state … more →

Tags: SOSNZ, Charter Schools, Government Policy, effecting change, Protest - Have a Voice, Partnership Schools, Privatisation of state schools, Education 2, Parata (Hekia)

Ballard High School Teachers Say NO in Solidarity with Garfield Teachers

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 4 months ago: The fight against standardised tests that inform nothing and nobody and just waste time and resource … more →

Tags: SOSNZ, Government Policy, Standardised Tests, effecting change, Protest - Have a Voice, Germ, Teachers' Own Words, Education 2, diane ravitch

What's All This About Finland's Education System...?1 comment

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 4 months ago: “For parents who wish to know. Finland is a country with an education system that scores highl … more →

Tags: Charter Schools, Education 2, FINLANDS EDUCATION SYSTEM, Germ, good teaching practice, Government Policy, Partnership Schools, PISA (programme for International Student Assessment) D, Privatisation of state schools

Hekia, John, come out, come out, where ever you are...1 comment

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 5 months ago: Hekia, Hekia come out where-ever you are… Cock-up after cock-up, mess after mess, disgrace aft … more →

Tags: Canterbury School Changes, Charter Schools, Christchurch Schools, class sizes, Education 2, Government Policy, League Tables, Mainstream media reports, Parata (Hekia)

What will we come back to after the school holidays?1 comment

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 6 months ago: It’s not looking like it will be an overly restful break for most school staff this summer, an … more →

Tags: SOSNZ, Charter Schools, Government Policy, Poverty and education, Protest - Have a Voice, performance pay for teachers, Special Education, Fast Tracking, Partnership Schools

David Shearer's Labour Party Conference Speech - The Education Bits

Dianne - SaveOurSchoolsNZ wrote 6 months ago: David Shearer, Labour Leader What is Labour promising to do for education if elected in 2014… … more →

Tags: SOSNZ, Charter Schools, Government Policy, effecting change, Protest - Have a Voice, performance pay for teachers, unqualified teachers, Christchurch Schools, Education 2


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