This week the Governor unveiled the first step in his “full vetting of common core,” an online portal where any Tennessean can provide comments on the standards English or Math in any grade. I took some time to complete the…
Imagine what would happen if our decisions in education were actually made with the well-being of students in mind. This is only appropriate considering that the students are the reason for education. Such policies and reform should center first and…
Key policy makers have been hinting for weeks that we will be comprehensively reviewing Common Core in Tennessee to allow the public to provide input on the standards. This morning, Governor Haslam’s office released two documents that outlined his plan…
I wrote a piece last week about how Governor Haslam’s new stance on Common Core might actually be a tactic to save the core here in Tennessee. Given the Governor’s previous support for the core and the way in which…
Over the past several years, Governor Haslam has been one of the staunchest proponents of higher standards in Tennessee, specifically the Common Core State Standards. But that support seemed to falter this past Wednesday when the Tennessean reported that Governor…
This past week the Tennessee Consortium on Research, Evaluation and Development at Vanderbilt released the results of their 2014 First to the Top Survey of Tennessee Public School Teachers. Notably, their survey data revealed declining support among teachers for the…
Common Core takes geometry out of the realm of mere calculation and into the realm of actual mathematics!
Common Core opponents have been very successful at whipping up fear against the standards using hyperbolic statements and unsubstantiated claims. But the real thing our students need to fear is a wholesale repeal. The standards need a tweaking, not a repeal.
The House/Senate conference committee in Tennessee charged with merging separate bills regarding Common Core has made its recommendations, and while they appear a reasonable compromise on the surface, I have my doubts. First, they’ve recommended that PARCC be delayed for…
Dear legislators, I highly encourage you to support implementation of the PARCC assessments in this coming year. Our kids’ futures depend on it.
