MBTAAnalysis: A look inside the MBTA
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The MBTA shuttles over a million passengers a day around Greater…
South Carolina Resisting the National Standards Push
http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/28/south-carolina-resisting-the-national-standards-push/
South…
Mandatory Volunteerism
http://boston.com/community/blogs/rock_the_schoolhouse/2012/02/mandatory_volunteerism.html
The…
Are School “Turnarounds” Just Spin?
http://boston.com/community/blogs/rock_the_schoolhouse/2012/02/do_school_turnarounds_work.html
The…
The Core Conundrum
http://chronicle.com/blogs/innovations/the-core-cunundrum/31719
Yesterday…
Are Turnaround Schools Just Spin?
The waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind Act will,…
STUDY ESTIMATES COST OF TRANSITION TO NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS AT $16 BILLION
New study finds that aligning state and local educational systems to the Common Core State Standards in English language arts and math will cost the 45 states plus the District of Columbia that have adopted them nearly $16 billion over seven years.
Common Core State Standards Estimated Cost is $16 Billion for States
http://caffeinatedthoughts.com/2012/02/common-core-state-standards-estimated-cost-is-16-billion-for-states/
BOSTON/WASHINGTON,…
Obama imposing national school curriculum
http://www.wnd.com/2012/02/obama-imposing-national-school-curriculum/print/
A…
Moving the goalposts on NCLB
http://boston.com/community/blogs/rock_the_schoolhouse/2012/02/moving_the_goalposts.html
Massachusetts…
State-Based Education Reform Needs Tough Common Standards: View
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-21/state-based-education-reform-needs-tough-common-progress-standards-view.html
The…
State-Based Education Reform Needs Tough Common Standards: View
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-21/state-based-education-reform-needs-tough-common-progress-standards-view.html
The…
S.C. Lawmakers Hear Testimony on Anti-Common-Standards Bill
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2012/02/south_carolina_bill_to_withdra.html
A…
Open Checkbook: State vendors in Arlington
http://www.wickedlocal.com/arlington/news/x1569726331/Open-Checkbook-State-vendors-in-Arlington#axzz2O6UfvORR
Earlier…
The Battle Over Common Core Math Standards: Will A Larger Federal Role Help or
http://educationnext.org/the-battle-over-common-core-math-standards-will-a-larger-federal-role-help-or-hinder-curriculum-improvement/
CAMBRIDGE,…
Hold the Cork for The Connector
The Connector made a “big” announcement about the Business…
Q&A: Michael Morisy, Co-Founder of MuckRock
MuckRock is an online startup that helps journalists streamline,…
MCAS history exam in need of funding, fine-tuning
http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_19943615
Although I…
Think Tank Raises Alarm of Federal Overreach Into Curriculum
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2012/02/a_new_white_paper_raises.html
A…
Parents Hope ‘No Child’ Waiver Helps Improve Schools
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/02/09/parents-hope-no-child-waiver-helps-improve-schools/
WINCHESTER…
Boston Superintendent: Parents shouldn’t worry
http://www.necn.com/02/09/12/Boston-Superintendent-Parents-shouldnt-w/landing_health.html?blockID=648384&feedID=8368
(NECN:…
U.S. gives Mass. waiver from No Child Left Behind
http://www.wickedlocal.com/fall-river/news/x2112939403/U-S-gives-Mass-waiver-from-No-Child-Left-Behind#axzz2NReSO0VO
President…
IS THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION VIOLATING FEDERAL LAW BY DIRECTING STANDARDS, TESTS, AND CURRICULA?
Despite three federal laws that prohibiting the federal government from directing, supervising or controlling K-12 curricula, the U.S. Department of Education has placed the nation on the road to a national curriculum.
Case of the Missing State Reports
The Division of Health Care Finance and Policy (DHCFP) plays…
Driving Costs at Boston Public Schools
Education spending is one of those things that makes everyone…
U.S. history an innovative field worth teaching
http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_19909427
Last month,…
A halfhearted school budget
http://boston.com/community/blogs/rock_the_schoolhouse/2012/02/a_halfhearted_school_budget.html
You…
February a Month to Remember (or Forget) in National K-12 Standards Debate
http://www.ediswatching.org/2012/02/february-a-month-to-remember-or-forget-in-national-k-12-standards-debate/
Last…