Critical Race Theory Related Resources

Here some resources for those concerned about Critical Race Theory. A page has been set up and will be added to as other resources come to my attention. The page is CRT Related Resources. Resources, Groups, Organizations, & Info Sources … Continue reading →

Misunderstandings about Understanding in Math

Barry Garelick has produced a very informative evidence-supported instructional practice presentation called Misunderstandings about Understanding for researchED‘s August 2020 Virtual Event. researchED provides this as a brief intro to the presentation: “The issue of balance between procedural fluency and conceptual … Continue reading →

Real Math Teaching and Good Testing Works for All Students

This is a guest post by Ted Nutting. I’m a retired Seattle mathematics teacher.  I’m alarmed by the proposals to address racial bias in our schools by doubling down on “inquiry-based learning” and by doing away with standardized tests.  These … Continue reading →

Wellbeing Checks or Privacy Intrusions?

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Is our education system exhibiting signs of serious mission creep?  At what point has the mission shifted from providing a knowledge-based academic education to conducting wellbeing checks and collecting a wide range of data?  The Tennessee Department of Education appears … Continue reading →

College Board Sued over Student Data Collection

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 10, 2019 For Information: Jon Loevy, Loevy & Loevy Attorneys at Law, 312.243.5900, jon@loevy.com Scott Drury, Loevy & Loevy Attorneys at Law, 312.243.5900, drury@loevy.com Andy Thayer, Loevy & Loevy Attorneys at Law, 773.209.1187, andy@loevy.com Student Testing … Continue reading →

Misdirected Evaluation and Intimidation in Wake County, North Carolina

In this post, I am going to attempt to address a number of issues related to the situation in Wake County where the school district adopted the Mathematics Vision Project (MVP).  The three main issues I hope to address have … Continue reading →

UW College of Education: Immersion in Doctrinaire Social Justice Activism

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A friend sent me a link to an article back in April.  While I found the article alarming, it didn’t really surprise me.  I knew things were bad at the University of Washington College of Education but I didn’t realize … Continue reading →

Parent Voice: Persistence

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In April, I wrote two articles about Parent Voice: Parent Voice: Bumps in the Road and The Rising Parent Voice.  The Rising Parent Voice addresses the squabble taking place over the math curriculum in Wake County North Carolina.  After parent … Continue reading →

About Trump’s Education Policy

Trump Education Policy: On Socialism in School, Revisionist History & Progressivism—Williamson Evers The information provided on Youtube says: In what ways has education in America dramatically transformed over the past century? How exactly is the Trump administration’s approach to education … Continue reading →

Who Knows? Who Decides? Who Decides Who Decides?

I was recently reading a section of the book “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power” by Shoshana Zuboff.  This is an eye opener and an excellent book about surveillance … Continue reading →