Anthony Cody: Is Gates’ Moratorium Real or a Tactic to Defuse Opposition?
By dianeravitch When the Gates Foundation issued a press release calling for a two-year moratorium on the use of test scores to evaluate teachers, its position met a mixed reception. Some saw it as a...
View ArticleJohn Thompson and Peter Greene Debate the Gates Moratorium
By dianeravitch When the Gates Foundation proclaimed the need for a two-year moratorium on the stakes associated with Common Core testing, it created a lot of buzz. Was it a retreat? Was it a trick?...
View ArticleWhat Jesse Hagopian Told Bill Gates
By dianeravitch Jesse Hagopian of Garfield High School in Seattle wrote this speech for the protest at the gates of the Gates Foundation a few days ago: “Comments from Jesse Hagopian For the Gates...
View ArticleJeb Bush’s Ardent Advocacy for Common Core
By dianeravitch Conservatives are backing away from Common Core in response to angry parents who see it as a federal takeover of their local schools. Several states have dropped the Common Core...
View ArticleAnthony Cody: These Tests are Designed to Fail Students
By dianeravitch Anthony Cody points out the contradiction between claims that the Common Core will prepare students for college and careers and the reality that the Common Core tests are designed to...
View ArticleJohn Stocks Gets Angry at the NEA convention
By dianeravitch John Stocks, the executive director of the NEA, voiced the anger and frustration that so many of the members are feeling. He gave a rip-roaring speech. But, sadly, he did not mention...
View ArticleKaiser Fung: Bill Gates Needs to Hire a Statistical Advisor
By dianeravitch Thanks to Paul Thomas for the link to this impressive post by Kaiser Fung, a professional statistician. Fung saw an article By Gates claiming that spending on education was rising but...
View ArticleThe Excellent But False Messaging of the Common Core Standards
By dianeravitch Have you ever wondered about the amazingly effective campaign to sell the Common Core standards to the media, the business community, and the public? How did it happen that advocates...
View ArticleWhat’s Worse than Common Core? Legislators Writing State Standards
By dianeravitch Over the years, I have had the pleasure of advising several states as they were revising their academic standards. The process was always carried out by the state commissioner, who...
View ArticleGates Foundation Funds “Consumer Reports” for Common Core Resources
By dianeravitch The long arm of the Gates Foundation reaches out to create a rating system for Common Core-aligned materials. Not content to have paid for the writing of the CCSS. the evaluation of the...
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