Exposing/rejecting the federal “Race to the Top” (RttT)

Exposing/rejecting the federal “Race to the Top” (RttT)
EducationNews  MAY 18, 2011

A 'Common' education disaster

A ‘Common’ education disaster
DOUGLAS HOLTZ-EAKIN & ANNIE HSIAO | 5/28/11

Two More States Weighing Moves to Undo Common Core

Two More States Weighing Moves to Undo Common Core
By Catherine Gewertz on May 6, 2011

U.S. Reforms Out of Sync With High-Performing Nations, Report Finds

U.S. Reforms Out of Sync With High-Performing Nations, Report Finds
A new study urges the United States to shift its school-reform course to achieve the results of high-performing countries.   Stephen Sawchuk  May 27, 2011

Data-driven instruction: Not all it seems

Data-driven instruction: Not all it seems
Valerie Strauss Written by Larry Cuban The Washington Post

Behind Grass-Roots School Advocacy, Bill Gates

Behind Grass-Roots School Advocacy, Bill Gates
By SAM DILLON    May 21, 2011   The New York Times

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help with common core transition

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help with common core transition
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2011   Bright Education Services & Testing

What Happens When 82 Percent of Schools Miss AYP?

What Happens When 82 Percent of Schools Miss AYP?
David Griffith  March 10, 2011   ASCD

Assessments

Data-driven instruction: Not all it seems
Valerie Strauss Written by Larry Cuban The Washington Post

Resistance to test-based school reform is growing
Valerie Strauss 04/18/2011 The Washington Post

John Kuhn: Why Shouldn’t Teachers Be Graded, Too?
Anthony Cody April 14, 2011 Education Week

Experts See Hurdles Ahead for Common Core Tests
Sarah D. Sparks April 13, 2011 Education Week

The Test Generation
DANA GOLDSTEIN | April 11, 2011 The American Prospect

National Curriculum?

Closing the Door on Innovation
Why One National Curriculum is Bad for America
A Critical Response to the Shanker Institute Manifesto and the U.S. Department of Education’s Initiative to Develop a National Curriculum and National Assessments Based on National Standards

Conservative ‘Manifesto’ Blasts Shared Curriculum,Tests
Catherine Gewertz on May 9, 2011 Education Week

A Call for Common Content Core Curriculum Must Build a Bridge from Standards to Achievement
Albert Shanker Institute

A Call for Common Content
Core Curriculum Must Build a Bridge from Standards to Achievement
AMERICAN EDUCATOR | SPRING 201issues.cfm.

Why We Need a National Standardized Curriculum
Matthew Lynch MARCH 27, 2011 Education News

Do We Really Want a Common Curriculum?
Kathleen Porter-Magee March 15, 2011 Flypaper

Rational thinking on common curricula
Chester E. Finn, Jr March 13, 2011 Flypaper

When Up is Down, Down is Up, and Laws Don’t Mean a Thing…
STLGRETCHEN MARCH 10, 2011 Missouri Education Watchdog

Hey, National Curriculum Standardizers: Stop Lying to Us!
Neal McCluskey March 7, 2011 CATO@LIBERTY

States should focus on assessments, not curriculum
Kathleen Porter-Magee on March 7, 2011 Flypaper

Leaders Call for Shared Curriculum Guidelines
Diverse group says framework needed for new common standards
Catherine Gewertz March 7, 2011 Education Week

A national curriculum?
Joanne Jaoobs FEBRUARY 28, 2011 Linking and Thinking on Education

AFT Wades Into Common Standards and Assessments
Catherine Gewertz February 23, 2011 Education Week

Can the Federal Government Fund Curriculum Materials?
Catherine Gewertz February 11, 2011 Education Week