Standardized Exam Cheating Confirmed in 37 States and DC

Posted on April 25, 2013 by coreeducation

FairTest, an organization that “advances quality education and equal opportunity by promoting fair, open, valid and educationally beneficial evaluations of students, teachers and schools”, has prepared a report on confirmed incidences of schools cheating on standardized tests in recent years. The report includes discussion of multiple means through which schools manipulate results of standardized tests. Read more about Standardized Exam Cheating Confirmed in 37 States and DC[…]

Bill Gates on Teacher Evaluations

Posted on April 23, 2013 by coreeducation

Through the influence of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has provided money for many different educational studies in recent years, Bill Gates has become an influential name in education. It might be expected that Gates would support educational reforms more along the lines of the privatization-corporatization model as well as support reforms that Read more about Bill Gates on Teacher Evaluations[…]

PARCC moves forward toward sustainable Common Core Implementation

Posted on March 26, 2013 by coreeducation

As the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) becomes an official 501(c)(3) to become more sustainable, they are also continuing to roll out preparation tools for their expected 2014-15 school year testing. PARCC and Smarter Balanced are the two education consortia charged with creating assessments to measure student attainment of Common Read more about PARCC moves forward toward sustainable Common Core Implementation[…]

Is No Child Left Behind compatible with democracy?

Posted on November 6, 2012 by coreeducation

Kenneth R. Howe and David E. Means of the University of Colorado at Boulder’s National Education Policy Center have recently published a brief entitled “Democracy Left Behind: How Recent Education Reforms Undermine Local School Governance and Democratic Education.” In this brief, Howe and Means describe the negative impact of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) on Read more about Is No Child Left Behind compatible with democracy?[…]

The Debate Over Test-Based Measures of Teacher Effectiveness

Posted on September 28, 2012 by coreeducation

The teachers’ strike in Chicago has generated considerable interest in the use of test-based measures of teacher effectiveness in personnel decisions. For a clear discussion of the uses, value, and limitations of test-based measures check out the CADLER Conversation on the issue. The National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) has Read more about The Debate Over Test-Based Measures of Teacher Effectiveness[…]