FOM: Update on Christian Schools and Common Core
Post evaluating Christian schools and Common Core claims in a Fib-o-Meter format
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WYBI Wednesday: ICE, Chilling Our Education
In yesterday’s post, I revealed quite a bit about an international credentialing company tied to Common Core. Today’s “Would You Believe It” Wednesday post, looks at the American based companies. Will they, too, be tied to Common Core? ICE (aka: Institute for Credentialing Excellence): Here’s how they describe themselves, “The Institute for Credentialing Excellence, or […]
Continue ReadingMonday Musing: An Interview You MUST Hear!
Post featuring a must-hear interview on Common Core and federal education policy
Continue ReadingRMT Sunday: Leveled Education…YUCK!
As if CCS (Common Core Standards) haven’t reeked enough havoc on our students, I’ve discovered yet ANOTHER dull, boring, and downright yucky website totally devoted to ‘leveling’ reading for our youngest of students. What an unmitigated disaster!! So,here’s today riddle: The website?? Benchmark Education (see: http://www.benchmarkeducation.com/) Where There’s a Benchmark, There’s a Gates: You knew the […]
Continue ReadingSic’ ‘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.
Continue ReadingTech Thursday: CCSS, Worthy of the Folly of Shame
This Tech Thursday post names the CCSSO as the folly of shame winner and highlights the ILN CCCR framework how it drives state to local system redesigns assumptions about all students and policy moves that tie diplomas credentials higher education and workforce outcomes together.
Continue ReadingFTF Tuesday: Career Readiness via Adult Common Core
Post on career readiness and data systems tied to Common Core and education policy
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