So what did we learn from the release of the SBAC scores? What did we learn after spending more than $2 million of state money and countless millions at the district levels to get these scores? Not much. We did learn that the achievement gap has not been in any way affected by implementation of the Common Core. We also learned that SBAC scores tell us nothing about students’ real competencies.
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Op-Ed: Common Core’s social studies element is flawed
Gov. Malloy, put partisan politics aside and instead insist on history reform that gives our students the background in history they deserve and that our country depends upon.
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Common Core’s social studies element is flawed
Gov. Malloy, put partisan politics aside and instead insist on history reform that gives our students the background in history they deserve and that our country depends upon.
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Op-Ed: Congratulations, Governor. Now wise up on education policy
You did it, Gov. Dannel Malloy. Another close one, just as Colin McEnroe predicted last May. You certainly earned the victory, having headed the state during economically merciless times, in the face of hurricanes and a horrible school shooting. Your critics during the election acted like you had inflicted some kind of disaster on the […]
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Congratulations, Governor. Now wise up on education policy
You did it, Gov. Dannel Malloy. Another close one, just as Colin McEnroe predicted last May. You certainly earned the victory, having headed the state during economically merciless times, in the face of hurricanes and a horrible school shooting. Your critics during the election acted like you had inflicted some kind of disaster on the […]
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Common Core an issue in Wilson, Kennedy race for Senate
The national debate over Common Core has come to the race for the open 12th State Senate seat, with Republican candidate Bruce H. Wilson, Jr. calling for the state to reconsider its plan to require all school districts to adopt new academic standards along with new standardized tests.
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Op-ed: Foul shots in the classroom: A Fable
The Common Core requires the teaching of 200 narrow skills each year, skills that will never foster students’ growth as readers and writers. The Common Core keeps students on the foul line, practicing limited skills.
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Op-Ed: Connecticut must stay the course on Common Core
Common Core emphasizes authentic comprehension. In the past, students could depend on memorization to pass an upcoming test, then forget the procedures afterwards; yet they’d need to relearn the material in the following years.
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Op-Ed: Connecticut must stay the course on Common Core
Common Core emphasizes authentic comprehension. In the past, students could depend on memorization to pass an upcoming test, then forget the procedures afterwards; yet they’d need to relearn the material in the following years.
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Common Core debate heading to state Capitol complex Wednesday
Legislators will get to hear feedback on the rollout of the Common Core Curriculum Wednesday during a public hearing at the state Capitol complex. The noon event is the result of a move by Republican minority legislators to force the reluctant leaders of the Education Committee to hold a hearing on the bill that would put implementation of the state’s new academic standards on hold.