Capitol Tonight: NYSUT’s Iannuzi on Commissioner King
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Randi Weingarten: Teaching and Learning Over Testing
Randi Weingarten President, American Federation of Teachers www.huffingtonpost.com I’m often asked how I can be in favor of the Common Core State Standards while opposing the standardized-testing fixation in education and other failed market-based education strategies. The question is as … Continue reading
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Carol Burris: Student privacy concerns grow over ‘data in a cloud’
Original article was posted in the Washington Post by Valarie Strauss Privacy concerns have been growing over a $100 million student database – largely funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and operated by a nonprofit organization, inBloom Inc. — … Continue reading
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What Does the PISA Report Tell Us About U.S. Education?
When the OECD releases the PISA report every three years, many people use the ranking to claim public education in the U.S. is failing and push their corporate education reform agenda. But looking at the data, lessons that can be … Continue reading
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Resolutions for the Regents
Sign the letter. Tell the Board of Regents and Commissioner King why you’re wearing blue on the Day of Action. Tell them to commit to New Year’s resolutions for 2014 to help us reclaim the promise of public education. OPEN … Continue reading
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