Tag: common core
Should Hoosiers support Glenda Ritz’s plans for ISTEP?
Following public outrage over the new ISTEP, the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE), in consultation with testing experts, offered a plan to the Indiana State Board of Education (ISBOE) to cut the testing time by three hours, from over twelve to around nine hours. State Board of Education member Andrea Neal supported the time-cutting measures […]
Gates funds group to judge textbook alignment with Common Core
Breitbart reporter, Dr. Susan Barry, reports that the Gates Foundation has assumed the role of judge over which textbooks offer curriculum that aligns to the Common Core Standards (CCS). The Gates Foundation also financed the development of the standards, which have been criticized for many reasons, one of which is the inability of teachers and schools […]
TIMMS Results Put Massachusetts as Model for Standards-Not Common Core
If you follow the debate on the common core standards, you often here proponents of the standards claim they are needed to make American students more competitive in the global economy. In fact, it was the main reason for the initiative in the first place. Recent data from the TIMMS, which is an international test […]
Indiana State Senate to vote on bill to end common core and restore local control.
On January 16, 2013 at 1:30 the Indiana State Senate Education Panel will be voting on a bill co-authored by Senator Scot Schneider-R and Senator Dennis Kruse-R that would reverse the adoption of the common core standards. There will be an all-star line up to present testimony and Hoosiers are encouraged to attend. In the […]
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