Jefferson County teacher questions Common Core’s one-size-for-all education model
Paul Barnwell, a teacher in the Fern Creek High School in Jefferson County, asks: “Will the Common Core Derail True College and Career Readiness?”
New NAEP Information raises more questions about Common Core moving algebra to Grade 9
The 2012 National Assessment of Educational Progress Long Term Trend (NAEP LTT) assessment results came out today, and there are some interesting data pertaining to the Common Core State Standards debate regarding the moving of algebra to grade 9 from grade 8. Here are two extracts from this brand-new report (which is on line here):…
Heritage.org: Common Core may impact private, home school students, too
“Heritage.org has released a new report that states that the new Common Core ‘alignment’ by the ACT, SAT, and GED exams ‘raises questions about the impact Common Core will have on private and homeschooled students and their ability to ‘opt out’ of the federally incentivized standards if they want to apply for college.’” Find Heritage’s…
US (still) spends more on education than any other nation
No surprise, but a new report from the Associated Press (picked up by Education Week) says: • “The United States spends more than other developed nations on its students’ education each year…” • “When researchers factored in the cost for programs after high school education such as college or vocational training, the United States spent…
Another report inflates Kentucky’s education progress
A new report from Education Sector Reports, “The New State Achievement Gap: How Federal Waivers Could Make It Worse—Or Better,” makes some pretty glowing comments about Kentucky’s educational progress between 2003 and 2011 on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Naturally, without pausing for any reflection, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) jumped all…
Common Core: Homeschoolers Face New Questions on College Admissions
Here’s a short, yet thoughtful piece on how the new Common Core State Standards can impact even non-public school students.
Bluegrass Institute participates in BAEO event
Last week, the Bluegrass Institute participated in an event hosted by the Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO), a national group of concerned African Americans fighting to increase school choice for those who need it most – underprivileged kids. At the event, BAEO member and long-time supporter of the Bluegrass Institute, Pastor Jerry Stephenson, introduced…
African-American pastors: JCPS means Just Caucasian Pupils Succeed!
Demanding to make the contract negotiations between the teachers’ union and the Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) more open to the public, African-American pastors in Louisville have made it very clear – they are totally fed up with the school district’s endemic under-performance for children of color. WDRB 41 Louisville – News, Weather, Sports Community…
One-size-fits-every-state education mandates just the latest federal education fiasco
The latest threat to our rights as Kentucky parents to educate our children in ways that best fit each child’s needs comes from a federally imposed, one-size-fits-every-state educational directive known as the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The program bills itself on its website as offering a “consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected…
Los Angeles Times: Was adopting Common Core a mistake?
The title of this new editorial from the Los Angeles Times, “Was adopting Common Core a mistake,” makes it clear that things like a $1 billion additional education price tag just for California plus the uncertainty of quality in the new Common Core State Standards have even this liberal newspaper’s editors worried. Kentucky has also…