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To bring back U.S. history, first repeal Common Core
By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood…
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The Common Core journalism blackout
Earlier this month, a deliberately anonymous teacher set forth some of the problems she saw in the Common Core-based test she…
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Spreading the Massachusetts ‘education miracle’
Last week, the NewBostonPost reported that the Michigan state Senate is considering dropping the national Common Core standards and replacing them and…
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Common Core tests given failing grades by NY teachers
This is the season for standardized test-taking in public schools and that has led to a resurgence in the sometimes anguished…
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Acts of deception have morphed into bullying
Perhaps the greatest act of deception on behalf of Common Core is the preposterous claim by its major author Senator Lamar Alexander…
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Time for Gov. Baker to take a stand on Common Core
As a sitting governor in a blue state, Charlie Baker must think he is immune from the upheaval in the Republican Party.…
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Gates Foundation tied to suit against Common Core ballot measure
BOSTON – A lawsuit that aims to prevent Massachusetts voters from weighing in on the controversial Common Core educational standards has backing from…
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Here’s what will change with the new SAT
Starting in March 2016, students will be taking a new version of the SAT. The redesigned SAT claims that it will,…
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Common Core profiteers depicted in 4th Veritas video
Publishers profiting from the Common Core educational standards once again became the target of undercover video outfit Project Veritas as it released…
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Maine Common Core foes cross party lines to push repeal
AUGUSTA, Maine – A bipartisan group of Maine lawmakers is pushing a measure to repeal national education standards, known as Common Core, adopted…
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Deliberately deceiving the public on Common Core
On Nov. 17, 2015, the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted not to move forward with the PARCC test (a…
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Common Core exposé ties motive to money in undercover video
BOSTON – Project Veritas, a nonprofit "guerilla reporting" organization that has made headlines exposing questionable practices at taxpayer-backed activist groups…
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Obama signs education law rewrite shifting power to states
WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling it a "Christmas miracle," President Barack Obama signed a sweeping overhaul of the No Child Left Behind…
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Voters may soon get to weigh in on charter schools, Common Core
BOSTON — Proponents of two ballot initiatives aimed at reforming Massachusetts public education dropped off boxes of signed petitions to Secretary of State…
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Senate clears major education bill, sends it to Obama
WASHINGTON (AP) — The way the nation's public schools are evaluated — teachers, students and the schools themselves — is headed for a…
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No Child Left Behind rewrite heads toward final approval
WASHINGTON (AP) — A long-awaited rewrite of federal education law appears headed toward final congressional approval. The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to…
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MCAS or PARCC? The choice is clear
Next month, education policy makers in Massachusetts will decide whether to keep the highly regarded Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) or adopt…
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Common Core opponents ‘anxious’ about meeting signature requirement
STATE HOUSE — Donna Colorio is anxious and exhausted, but happy. The former Worcester School Committee member has been leading a volunteer effort…
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Let’s do Next-Gen MCAS right
The Baker administration and Board of Elementary and Secondary Education should be applauded for maintaining Massachusetts' academic independence and testing autonomy,…
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Ed board urged to take time before deciding student assessment course
MALDEN, MASS. — On the eve of a potentially critical vote, educators, parents and elected officials pressed the Board of Elementary and Secondary…
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Bay State lawmakers call for dropping federal PARCC test
BOSTON – A quarter of state legislators urged Education Secretary Jim Peyser and other policymakers to reject federal PARCC academic assessment testing, raising…
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Study: Kids take 100-plus required tests through 12th grade
WASHINGTON (AP) — Students, parents and teachers have long lamented the hours that kids spend taking standardized tests, especially since the introduction of…
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Ed commissioner floats standardized testing compromise
MALDEN — As the state prepares to decide whether to adopt a new standardized test known as PARCC or stick with the existing…
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Keeping MCAS, but upping math standard seen as alternative
STATE HOUSE — Education Secretary James Peyser wrote an op-ed in September laying out the choice the state Board of Education faces…
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The power of knowledge in every century
"Knowledge is power," Sir Francis Bacon famously said. Although he may have had a more pragmatic, empirical approach in mind,…
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Schools face incomplete data after Common Core test troubles
Written by Sally Ho LAS VEGAS (AP) — Last school year, Common Core-aligned standardized tests marched forward, going from paper-and-pencil…
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Rotten to the core: Big money pushes PARCC and Common Core
Each year, much is written and said about K-12 education when students head back to school. That will be especially true…
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No improvement: ACT says college exam scores are stagnant
Written by Anne Flaherty WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. high schools haven't shown much improvement in the past four years when…
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Recent Massachusetts graduates tie for top ACT scores
Written by Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE — Bay State high school students outperformed their peers in most other states on the annual…
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Poll: Low marks for grading teachers based on kids’ tests
Written by Jennifer C. Kerr WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans, especially public-school parents, give low marks to rating a teacher based partly…
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Common Core: 20 percent of New York students opt-out
Written by Carolyn Thompson BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — New York is facing a growing rebellion against Common Core-aligned standardized tests. About…
