informing and fighting back against education overreaches to save hearts and souls
This is a follow up article to my original one from late September 2014. Thank you for expressing such an interest in this subject. I’m planning a third article soon. More about that in the closing comments. Harvard Graduate School of Education and Pearson Foundation: Back in 2010, the Pearson Foundation (an arm of the […]
Continue ReadingHow do you think Common Core, Career Pathways and the Workforce Opportunity Act all intersect?! One U.S. Dept. of Education official called the Common Core System ‘The hope for the future, the glue that holds Workforce together while the Career Paths serve as the engine.’ This statement and many more like it were expressed in […]
Continue Reading‘Would You Believe It Wednesday’ has us looking at aligning school and work for one ‘seamless transition’. Before we get too deep into this topic which will take more than one post, I want to see if you remember an old song from Tennessee Ernie Ford, called “Sixteen Tons”. The reason I am curious is, […]
Continue ReadingWIOA (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014) Have you read the WIOA (whoa-u) legislation? I’ve skimmed it and have been amazed at what I read. I was even more amazed during the recent webinar hosted by the Department of Education, Health/Human Services, and Labor this past week. Billed as an event to promote “Career […]
Continue ReadingI’ve been asked to provide more proof about Common Core and/or national standards not from the ‘early years’ of 2008-2010. It appears folks are having a harder time finding documents from 2011 to present. So, it is in that mindset, I am sharing the following “U.S. Department of Education, For Each and Every Child—A Strategy […]
Continue ReadingAh, a new week begins. On this RMT Sunday (Riddle Me This), let’s look at who’s minding the education ‘store’ in your state. In other words, how well do you know your state level of education; state level department of public instruction. Answer this, if you can: Does you state have separate departments, branches, etc. […]
Continue Reading“Want to implement a seamless pre-K through college educational pathway? Drive education and training off business needs? Address skills gaps? Package workforce board and community college offerings to help businesses hire “right-fit” employees?” The above quote is from a workforce collaboration between the NC Dept. of Public Instruction, private corporations and NC Community Colleges. “Key partnerships” is what #Align4NCWorks, the strategically designed […]
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