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There are two things I hoped to hit on in this post and I have struggled with whether I can sensibly connect the two. The two: 1) being bulldozed and the helpless feeling it brings and 2) the need to … Continue reading
There may be something of interest to you in this line up of articles. The Future of Education Will Never Arrive https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/just-visiting/future-education-will-never-arrive Bett 2018: Technology is changing the world and schools must change too, says Microsoft Vice-President of Education Anthony … Continue reading
Competency-based education (CBE) has been defined as a system in which students advance at their own pace upon “mastery” of “content, 21st-century skills, and dispositions.”[i] It is associated with computer-based training, known euphemistically as “digital learning” or “personalized learning.” CBE … Continue reading
Okay, it’s time for a little fun. This video is titled A Millennial Job interview. If you are offended by fun being poked at millennials. view the person as being interviewed not as a millennial, but as someone that is … Continue reading
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FEPA is short for the Foundations of Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (S. 2046). Jane Robbins is featured in this excellent short video where she explains what FEPA is and why it is not a good thing. Randy Osborne has a broadcast … Continue reading
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I would like to see states, or individual districts, take a look at the federal funding they receive. How much funding is received? How is the money spent? Does the funding fully cover the costs of what the district has … Continue reading
The Pacific Research Institute has published Lance Izumi’s Top 15 Recommendations for Improving K-12 Education. The recommendation document can be viewed and downloaded by clicking here. There are five recommendations for the federal level and ten recommendations for the state … Continue reading
There may be something of interest to you in this line up of articles. Book Explains How to Reclaim Liberty from the Administrative State https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/book-outlines-steps-for-reclaiming-liberty-from-the-administrative-state The Bell Is Tolling for Common Core https://patriotpost.us/articles/53571-the-bell-is-tolling-for-common-core This is an older article but … Continue reading
From the National Superintendents Roundtable: How High the Bar? is a joint project of the National Superintendents Roundtable and the Horace Mann League. The report sheds light on common school accountability benchmarks in the United States, asking how well students … Continue reading
Gordon Lafer has authored a book titled The One Percent Solution: How Corporations are Remaking America One State at a Time. Education is one of the major issues addressed in the book. An interview with Gordon Lafer about the book … Continue reading
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