Tag Archives: state testing
Don’t Trip on the Race to the Top
The Bush administration implemented the No Child Left Behind act, the goal being that all children will test proficient or advanced. The flaws behind this idea are not the point here, so I won’t get into that at the moment. … Continue reading
Common Core Standards
As teachers head back to school all across the country, many will be hearing about the Common Core Standards that is taking the place of No Child Left Behind. So what are these Common Core Standards? They are exactly what … Continue reading
A Quick Look at Differentiated Instruction
Differentiated Instruction, or teaching various levels at the same time to a classroom full of students who are learning at different lessons, is a commonly discussed topic in the schools today. The thing that is interesting is that some of … Continue reading
Focus on Remediation
Remediation seems to be the name of the game in public education these days. In one school, the second grade math lab is being discontinued so that the person who ran that can instead focus on remediation with older students … Continue reading
Firing Entire Staff of Teachers?
Would a district desperate to improve test scores ever decide to simply fire every teacher on staff at one school and start fresh? The implications of a decision like this are huge, yet one Rhode Island school district has decided … Continue reading
