Two recent commentaries in Education Week and the NY Times focused on the need for annual state testing. Unfortunately we keep battling over testing at a time when we should really talk about learning.
Recently in Educational Reform Category
February 26, 2015
February 06, 2015
New York State is moving in a misguided direction. Will Students Turn Their Backs On Education because of it?
February 03, 2015
Newspaper headlines reads, "Crackdown on Lazy Teachers." Haven't we had enough?
February 01, 2015
When it comes to assessment there are five areas that students are entitled to, and these are those five areas.
January 25, 2015
In New York State the education system is built on a political cycle and not a pedagogical one.
January 22, 2015
Educational reform means to make changes to make something better, and it's gotten a bad reputation over the years. It's time we change that.
January 16, 2015
Assessment literacy would do us all a bit of good...especially those leaders at the top.
January 06, 2015
More than 30 years later we may still be A Nation At Risk but for many different reasons.
December 23, 2014
Through finding common ground new ideas are created, but are we actually listening?
December 14, 2014
Sadly, there are 3 reasons why high stakes testing matters...to some people.