Sic’ ‘Em Saturday: Those Who Oppose, Yet Support
examples of officials and organizations that publicly oppose Common Core yet support policies or actions that further federal education overreach.
Sic 'Em Saturday
Riddle Me This Sunday
RMT: Will You Help?
RMT: Will You Help? urges readers to take part in education reform advocacy, emphasizing the importance of citizen support and policy accountability.
Tech Thursday: National Career Pathways Network
This post highlights National Career Pathways Network updates including federal agency commitment letters tied to WIOA plus examples of national groups pushing community college workforce initiatives like AACC Plus 50.
Would You Believe It Wednesday
WYBI Wednesday: ICAPs, Common Core and More!
Exploring ICAPs and their role in connecting Common Core, college/career readiness, and workforce pathways.
Tech Thursdays
Tech Thursday: Career Tech/Common Core and Alternative Education
This Tech Thursday post defines alternative education using a US Department of Education research report then shows how career tech education ties alternative education to Common Core alignment assessments like WorkKeys credentials and workforce pipeline placement.
Tech Thursdays
Tech Thursday: Perkins Gets the Common Core Squeeze
This Tech Thursday explains how Perkins Act funding supports CTE in secondary and postsecondary schools, the strings attached to federal money, and how performance based funding and P3 models can tighten the Common Core squeeze.
Tech Thursdays
Tech Thursday: College/Career Readiness Success and Common Core
This post reviews the CCR Success Center and related content and regional centers then connects Common Core alignment to postsecondary education through Lumina Foundation work by David Conley and Achieve research tying CCSS to CTE and Perkins funding.
Tech Thursdays
Tech Thursday: NC’s “Workforce” Despicable Moves
A follow up to the NC Workforce Learning Summit detailing how business and public private partnerships influence education direction with community colleges and CCSS aligned workforce tests like WorkKeys.