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* reference here is to Douglas Adams Yesterday, EdWeek released their annual "Quality Counts" analysis of states on three measu...

I'm in Columbus, OH this week for the National School Boards Association Trainers conference. We're getting an update from the Ohio ...

updating as we go... Zola runs policy and advocacy in DC for NSBA all material is on the app "we're only about 50% done; we have...

backup here You might remember that these were presented last time and basically Peyser rebelled. Chester thanks Sagan, Peyser, Noyce ...

Yes, authentic assessment is possible. Look at what they're doing at East Side Community High School (and the rest of the New York Per...

Reading the new report out from the Research Bureau on the Common Core, I'd say that I have two issues ( which is good, actually! ): ...

...it's worth reading this EdWeek  evaluation of where both testing coalitions are.

I have only a hard copy, so I'm typing this. It's late and it's been a long day...all typos are mine. March 19, 2014 Dear Par...

...big time. In a press release issued today , the New York state Board of Regents (their Board of Ed) announced that their full board ha...

As much as November feels forever away, it is nearly caucus time for the state races, and so we're due for a look at the education posit...

...we see that Governor Scott has directed  Florida* to become the latest of states that had originally signed up with PARCC that now have...

Yes, really. If you're wondering just how the state of New York decided that all those kids didn't do well on those tests, go read ...

You may have heard that New York, one of the first states to shift their testing to something (possibly) more reflective of the Common Core,...

If you're interested in the new assessment systems, you might take a look at this interview with Joan Herman who is  the former director...

Chester: state board of ed under MGL 69 sets standards for academic performance and school and district performance and he runs here throug...

... particularly with regards to children with special needs being assessed.

National Resolution on High Stakes Testing Boone: speaks of concerns of district vision, direction of accountability Foley: fan of MCAS te...

...I have to say that Jim Stergios at least captures the conflict of interest, revolving door nature of much of whats going on in the nation...

There's a good round-up of what we know so far about t he new common assessments over at EdWeek. It may be useful to recall that Massac...

We don't have much on it yet, but it appears that the renewal of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is moving on the Senate side...