Pearson Education

Education in the 'Twilight Zone'

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Designing a plan without the leadership of those who know the system best is more like misanthropy
than philanthropy. For those who tell me they want to assist our schools, I will not sign on until I
know educators are at the center of the decision making.
The Night Before the ELA Test
There are many things I don't like about the and THE TEST. I don't like that, in an effort to develop
critical thinking and writing skills, every piece of my son's writing (and those of his peers) now
include the words "for example" and "subsequently."
Blind Students Promised Fair Access To Common Core Tests
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Disabilities, Common Core Test Blind, Blind Students, Standardized Testing, National Federation of
the Blind, Politics News
Just five weeks after a New Milford, N.J., family filed a federal lawsuit, a major standardized-testing
consortium tasked with writing exams tied to t...
Pearson for Profit: You Do the Math
If enVisionMATH is adopted nationally, how much money does Pearson stand to make? And is this
program even effective?
Kress Now Lobbying for Pre-K... Testing
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Education News
Using tablet computers to measure a 4-year-old's social and emotional development -- and then
applying those scientifically untested results to a teacher's job security -- is an invitation to corrupt
http://bawdywriter8709.newsvine.com/_news/2014/04/21/23563580-movie-review-dallas-buyers-club-
2013 the entire public school experience.
Holding Arne Duncan to a Higher Standard
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Pearson, the testing company that has gotten rich by making American students fill in little bubbles
all day long, is advising the White House on how to whip us all into college-ready shape.
Beware! Pearson's Plan for Education Is Coming to a Country Near You
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Stakes Testing, Education Reform, Privitization, New York, Barack Obama, Pearson, Education News
An examination of the Pearson publishing mega-giant's plan to control public education in Great
Britain makes clear, the greatest threat to local initiatives in public education may be from powerful
global corporations.
A Look Ahead at 2014 in Education Reform
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American Studies Association, Education, Pearson Education, Scott Walker, Parody, Eva Moskowitz,
Texas Board of Education, Rick Perry, Pisa, Paul Ryan, Education Reform, Louis Gohmert, Satire,
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Governor Rick Perry misses the press conference. His staff reports that he was still trying to
'...figure out what all these numbers mean' and that he hadn't been able to get his hair ready in time.
Advice to the New Mayor: Ignore The New York Times
In a recent editorial, The New York Times offered Bill de Blasio their advice on educational policy.
My advice to the new mayor who takes office on January 1, 2014 and the new School Chancellor is to
ignore The New York Times as much as possible.
It's Time to Investigate Pearson in Texas, Too
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Charitable Foundation, New-York-State-Attorney-General, Accountability, Texas Attorney General
Greg Abbott, Education News
There's ample evidence that state officials have put the lazy in laissez faire when it comes to
providing effective oversight of Pearson's massive contract.
Pearson Caught Cheating, Says Sorry, But Will Pay
I do not understand why Pearson for-profit and the Pearson Foundation do not face criminal charges
and why New York State will continue to do business with a foundation and a company that admitted
under pressure, to have violated state law.
Professors Aren't So Different (INFOGRAPHIC)
Professors aren't so different from the regular populace when it comes to their views on social
media. Just over 70 percent used social media in t...
Problems With Pearson's Student Teacher Evaluation System -- It's Like Dj Vu All Over Again
Hofstra University administrators recently received access to closed online edTPA material with
sample teaching videos in different subject areas, but these were also unevaluated so again I could
only guess at how they were rated.
LA Students Outfox Apple, Pearson and School Board
It turns out students in Los Angeles really are smarter than school board members and two of
Americans largest and most powerful corporations.
Cyber Schools: What the FAQ? A Union Goon's Tea Party Question Reveals New British Taxation
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Academy, Michigan Department of Education, Michigan State Senate, Detroit News
The following was originally published by Kevin in his blog, MyMediaDiary.com. If Columbus
explored as much as the Detroit Free Press, he'd have neve...
What Does a Common Core/Danielson Lesson Plan Look Like?
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Apple, Common Core, Race to the Top, Education Reform, Danielson Group, Los Angeles, New York,
Edi, Politics News
Is Common Core required? Are teachers being evaluated based on Common Core? What does a
Common Core/Danielson lesson plan look like? The answers to these questions are both simple and
complicated.
Do These Tests Have Educational Value?
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York News
The new Common Core Standards tests are really being used as weapons against teachers and
schools to force them to adopt questionable but expensive curriculum being marketed by test prep
companies that seem to have enormous influence over politicians.
No Test-maker Left Behind
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No Child Left Behind, Texas Education Agency, High-Stakes Testing, Pearson, Michael Williams,
Federal Education Policy, Politics News
Democrats in Washington don't trust the states to hold themselves accountable, and a recent audit
of how Texas has mishandled a half billion-dollar contract with testing giant NCS Pearson shows
why.
Are Schools of Education Why Children Don't Learn? Reclaiming the Conversation on Education
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Pearson Education, Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, South Carolina, Furman Universty, Joel Klein,
Fox News, Teachers, Education Reform, School of Education, Pearson, Impact News
I will not defend every school of
education and every professor that
works there, but I know we are not
"the problem" with education in the
United States.
'Life Is Not a Bubble Test'
Education should not be a partisan issue, and opposition to high-stakes testing has certainly become
bi-partisan. But a partisan solution might be the only way to get there.
Hoax Letter Sent To Schools Encourages Parents To Opt Out Of Testing
BROOKLYN -- Rebecca Herz was relieved to receive a letter from the principal of Prospect Height's
P.S. 9 letting parents know they could opt their ki...
Common Core: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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Pearson Education, Education, American Federation of Teachers, Pennsylvania, Common Core,
Conservatives, Indiana, Hofstra University, Aft, National Governors Association, Education Reform,
Pioneer Institute, Barack Obama, Politics News
Common Core standard needs to be separated from the push by publishers to sell for material, the
high-stakes testing of children, and from the evaluation of teachers.
Latest Pearson Problem: Its Test Centers
According to Inside Higher Education, Pearson VUE, which operates a worldwide network of testing
centers for various professional exams, "has been experiencing significant technical problems."
Enough is Enough -- Pearson Education Fails the Test Again and Again
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The relationship between New York City, New York State, and Pearson Education must end. Other
states and municipalities should reconsider their relationship with Pearson as well. This company
and its testing regime have not earned the right to work in American schools.
In Birthplace of High-stakes Testing, Lawmakers Turn on Its Godfather
Nowhere is the movement against high-stakes testing as strong as it is in Texas where all this
started. Now, 86 percent of the state's school boards have adopted resolutions opposing the over-
reliance on high-stakes testing.