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The missing link between standards and instruction

The missing link between standards and instructionKathleen Porter-MageeDecember 29, 2014Previously, I posted about the perils of applying standards-driven instruction to reading classrooms. The point...

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Why didn't I think of that?

Why didn't I think of that?Robert PondiscioDecember 30, 2014Perhaps the highest praise you can heap on another writer’s work is to acknowledge a tinge of professional jealousy. You read a blog post,...

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Common Core State Standards aren't so easy to replace

Common Core State Standards aren't so easy to replaceMichael J. PetrilliMichael BrickmanJanuary 05, 2015Editor's note: This post was originally published in a slightly different form as an op-ed in the...

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2015: The year of curriculum-based reform?

2015: The year of curriculum-based reform?Robert PondiscioJanuary 07, 2015You may have missed it over the holidays, but NPR ran a fascinating profile of Jason Zimba, one of the primary architects of...

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State chiefs speak on ESEA

State chiefs speak on ESEAAndy SmarickJanuary 09, 2015The ed-policy world is abuzz: ESEA now probably stands a better chance of being reauthorized than at any time since NCLB’s signing, thirteen years...

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When the standard algorithm is the only algorithm taught

When the standard algorithm is the only algorithm taughtJason ZimbaJanuary 09, 2015Editor's note: This post originally appeared in a slightly different form on the Tools for the Common Core Standards...

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Stay the course or turn the page?

Stay the course or turn the page?Michael J. PetrilliJanuary 14, 2015Editor's note: This post originally appeared in a slightly different form at RegBlog.Most public policy issues fit roughly into one...

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Tennessee embraced Common Core for a reason

Tennessee embraced Common Core for a reasonKaren VogelsangJanuary 22, 2015Editor's note: This post originally appeared in a slightly different form in The Tennessean.My name is Karen Vogelsang, and I...

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Stump speech challenge: A New Deal on testing

Stump speech challenge: A New Deal on testingRobert PondiscioJanuary 26, 2015Last week, my Fordham colleague Mike Petrilli issued a “stump speech challenge” asking his fellow education wonks to come up...

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Advice to Republican leaders: Don't back down on high education standards

Advice to Republican leaders: Don't back down on high education standardsMary Scott HunterJanuary 27, 2015Editor's note: This post was originally published in a slightly different form on the Daily...

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Nine questions: What does it even mean to oppose the Common Core?

Nine questions: What does it even mean to oppose the Common Core?Michael J. PetrilliJanuary 29, 2015Almost every article and column written about the nascent GOP presidential campaign mentions Tea...

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Understanding the federal accountability spectra

Understanding the federal accountability spectraAndy SmarickFebruary 05, 2015Over the last couple of months, the ESEA reauthorization discussion has focused on testing. But that’s just one part of the...

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NCLB accountability is dead; long live ESEA testing

NCLB accountability is dead; long live ESEA testingChester E. Finn, Jr.February 05, 2015It’s fascinating—and telling—how rapidly the zillion issues tucked away in the Elementary and Secondary Education...

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Common Core: Lessons learned from a year of debate

Common Core: Lessons learned from a year of debateJessica PoinerFebruary 09, 2015The 2015 legislative session is gearing up, and Common Core will again feature prominently in the education agenda....

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When the stakes get high, the politics shouldn’t get soft

When the stakes get high, the politics shouldn’t get softAaron Churchill February 09, 2015Like Moses in the wilderness, state policymakers have to cope with incessant grumbling—in their case over...

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Time for a checkup?

Time for a checkup?Ohio Education GadflyFebruary 09, 2015The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation has produced a three-minute video looking at the purpose of assessments. With the ongoing debate about...

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The future of school accountability

The future of school accountabilityChester E. Finn, Jr.February 09, 2015Recent days have brought several thoughtful commentaries on results-based accountability in K-12 education, why it’s important,...

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Teacher evaluation gone wrong

Teacher evaluation gone wrongBrandon WrightFebruary 10, 2015Student learning gains ought to be a component of teacher evaluations. Measures such as value added are a useful and important complement to...

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Is Common Core too hard for kindergarten?

Is Common Core too hard for kindergarten?Robert PondiscioFebruary 11, 2015A report last month from a pair of advocacy organizations, the Alliance for Childhood and Defending the Early Years, argued...

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One size fits most, even in the suburbs

One size fits most, even in the suburbsMichael J. PetrilliFebruary 15, 2015Last week, writer Laura McKenna took to the Atlantic to try to understand why some suburban moms (yes, many of them white)...

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