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Education Blogger’s Network. Candidate for Lake County Board. Gerri K. Songer. Illinois ends much-debated PARCC test for high school students. July 12, 2016. Now, if IL would get rid of ACT and SAT, teachers could get back to teaching kids! IL schools should be …. Continue reading →. Diane Ravitch Urges Parents to Opt Children Out of Common-Core Exams. April 5, 2016. Continue reading →. Education researchers blast Common Core standards, urge ban on high-stakes tests. April 5, 2016. Continue reading →.
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Interview with pension expert John Colombo on Rauner/Cullerton pension theft. | We Are More
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Education Blogger’s Network. Candidate for Lake County Board. Interview with pension expert John Colombo on Rauner/Cullerton pension theft. Posted by Gerri K. Songer. Asymp; Leave a comment. Illinois Senate President John Cullerton. Post By: Fred Klonsky. Interview with John D. Colombo, the Albert E. Jenner Jr. Professor and interim dean of the University of Illinois’ College of Law. Gov Rauner has his own plan, which would move all active workers into the less generous Tier II pension system, which is b...
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Illinois ends much-debated PARCC test for high school students | We Are More
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Education Blogger’s Network. Candidate for Lake County Board. Illinois ends much-debated PARCC test for high school students. Posted by Gerri K. Songer. Asymp; Leave a comment. Common Core State Standards. Now, if IL would get rid of ACT and SAT, teachers could get back to teaching kids! I analyzed the PARCC assessment. And knew well in advance it would be a disaster. SAT is not the answer either. Post By: Chicago Tribune. Illinois is ditching the controversial state PARCC. At the high school level, the ...
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John Dahlia – Good News – High hopes for ‘Capito Connect’ rural broadband project in 2016 | We Are More
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Education Blogger’s Network. Candidate for Lake County Board. John Dahlia – Good News – High hopes for ‘Capito Connect’ rural broadband project in 2016. Posted by Gerri K. Songer. Asymp; Leave a comment. Digital Learning Equity Act. Every Child Achieves Act. Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act. Post By: The Preston County News and Journal. Broadband Discussion – I-79 High Tech Park. In 2015, Capito spokesperson Ashley Berrang explained, we made significant strides to better connect West Virginia ...
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Diane Ravitch Urges Parents to Opt Children Out of Common-Core Exams | We Are More
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Education Blogger’s Network. Candidate for Lake County Board. Diane Ravitch Urges Parents to Opt Children Out of Common-Core Exams. Posted by Gerri K. Songer. Asymp; 1 Comment. Post By: Education Week. Message from Diane Ravitch about Opt Out. Education scholar, blogger, and activist Diane Ravitch told. Posted on NPE’s website, Ravitch said that the statewide assessments based on common core standards are “useless.”. Opt-out activists have gone on full assault in recent weeks as states prepare to adminis...
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commoncorecriticisms - Bill Gates and Common Core
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Skip to main content. Create interactive lessons using any digital content including wikis with our free sister product TES Teach. Get it on the web. History of Common Core. Bill Gates and Common Core. Problems with rollout of CCNS. Articles critical of ELA CCNS. Articles with general or diverse criticisms. The Affective and Emotional Needs of Students. Poverty - The Elephant in the Room. Problems with standardized tests. The Misuse of Science and Tests. VAM - Value-Added Methodologies. Blog, May 2015.
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Commentary: Rauner’s tussle with unions — not a fair fight? | We Are More
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Education Blogger’s Network. Candidate for Lake County Board. Commentary: Rauner’s tussle with unions not a fair fight? Posted by Gerri K. Songer. Asymp; Leave a comment. Post By: Chicago Tribune. Gov Bruce Rauner takes questions after announcing his support for a Democratic pension reform proposal during a news conference outside his office Jan. 21, 2016. In the name of rescuing Illinois from a sea of red ink, Gov. Bruce Rauner. It’s a fair fight! Both of Rauner’s objection to compulsory union fee...
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Assess! Or Else! | We Are More
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Education Blogger’s Network. Candidate for Lake County Board. Posted by Gerri K. Songer. Asymp; Leave a comment. The following is an outline of ‘actions’ from which the U.S. DOE may select if school participation rates fall below 95% for standardized assessment. VIEW DOCUMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY. ESEA DCL Participation Rate. United States Department of Education. Chief State School Officer. Some examples of actions an SEA could take, alone or in combination, include:. Designating an LEA or school as high ris...
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Education Department Tells States: If Students Don’t Take Tests, You Will Lose Funding | We Are More
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Education Blogger’s Network. Candidate for Lake County Board. Education Department Tells States: If Students Don’t Take Tests, You Will Lose Funding. Posted by Gerri K. Songer. Asymp; 1 Comment. Every Student Succeeds Act. National Center for Fair and Open Testing. Post By: Huffpost Education. SILVER SPRING, MD – JANUARY 5: Acting Secretary of Education John King visits with pre-K students at JoAnn Leleck Elementary School, on January, 05, 2016 in Silver Spring, MD. Last year, the National Center for Fai...
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