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For “From the Files” Tuesday, we’re going to look at an educational management company called “Clarion Council”. The entire name is “Clarion Council for Education Greatness, Inc.” according to its website(http://www.clarioncouncil.com/) . So, where’s the Common Core? Keep reading, my friends. Just what is “Clarion Council”?: From the name, it does sound impressive. I mean, […]
Continue ReadingThis is the 3rd post for FOM Friday dedicated to you, my followers, who’ve requested a look at your state’s superintendents of education. I’m honored you continue to seek out my help in your quest for the truth. Today’s post has a look at 5 states. In alphabetical order: AZ, FL, LA, MS, NY. Arizona’s […]
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 ReadingIf you were reading my blog last week, you may remember I shared there was a day long webinar featuring the Departments of Education, Labor, and Health & Human Services. In selecting my file for the week to share for today, I remembered I have one from April 2009. In while Common Core is NOT named […]
Continue ReadingIt’s Thursday! That means a look at Common Core Standards all grown up! As in ‘adult education’. Now, this could mean a recently graduated high school student or an adult anywhere on life’s path. CTE (Another member of the Common Core Alphabet Soup): CTE or Career Technical Education is a part of the NASDCTEc […]
Continue ReadingCommon Core Standards in community colleges, you say? Certainly not! Ahh, sadly my friends, community colleges are being made over to also align with the CC ‘just standards’ Standards. You may know from personal experience or from someone close to you about community colleges. They are what used to be known as ‘Junior Colleges’, and […]
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