by Carol A. Josel | Aug 18, 2014 | Quotable Quotes
** “Critics wondered how a competition among states–which would create winners and losers–could create educational equity (given that winners were chosen by how slavishly they bowed to the Education Department’s reform tastes, and that the...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 21, 2014 | Quotable Quotes
** “Inexperience with technology might frustrate many students taking the computerized Common Core assessments. As I recently realized after debriefing with hundreds of students who had participated in pilots of computerized assessment items, even many digital...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 11, 2014 | Making Education News
1) In a survey of 1,000 principals in 14 states, 80% said they are prioritizing the new Common Core standards for school improvement in the belief they’ll provide students with deeper learning and ore meaningful assessments. 2) Three new polls find that just...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 4, 2014 | Making Education News
1) The Pioneer Institute finds that transitioning to the Common Core Standards will cost districts approximately $16 billion over 7 years. 2) More than 80% of 1,000 principals from 14 states say they’re “prioritizing the Common Core Standards.” 3)...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 9, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** “Teaching materials aligned with the controversial national educational standards ask fifth graders to edit such sentences as ‘The president makes sure the laws of the country are fair,’ ‘The wants of an individual are less important than...