Monday Musings: If I Were on a Repeal Common Core Committee
Post on repeal ideas for Common Core and restoring local control in education
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Tech Thursday: Duncan goes to Massachusetts
This Tech Thursday breaks down a radio interview with Arne Duncan in Massachusetts covering community colleges as workforce trainers Common Core standards testing teacher evaluations and federal grant driven programs.
Continue ReadingTech 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.
Continue ReadingFrom the Files: Health Care Gets a Common Core Transfusion
Post on Common Core’s influence crossing into health care and school health initiatives
Continue ReadingTech Thursday: Common Core Community College
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 ReadingSic ‘Em Saturday: Aligned and Employed?!
“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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