Remainders: On list of Pearson's problems, New York rates high

  • This brief history of Pearson’s problems with testing has a lot of recent New York entries. (Answer Sheet)
  • In Alabama, criticism of the Common Core ranges from thoughtful to the truly absurd. (State Ed Watch)
  • A Liberty University professor says she backs the Common Core because her students need it. (Atlantic)
  • The UFT endorsed Kirsten John Foy in the race to succeed Al Vann on the City Council. (City & State)
  • An education researcher makes a case for why the state should release test items. (GS Community).
  • The city Department of Education is disputing a report saying it withholds information. (Gotham Gazette)
  • One of the online TV shows that Amazon might make features three not-great teachers. (Teaching Now)
  • A teacher in Cambridge, Mass., describes getting her students through the first day post-bombing. (WSJ)
  • Boston’s school superintendent announced her resignation today, after a tragic year. (District Dossier)
  • Do hedge fund managers support school reform only to make money? A real test exists. (Eric Horowitz)
  • A teacher says the plan to pro-rate student scores by attendance in evaluations is flawed. (NYCDOEnuts)
  • There’s a dad out there who draws something new on his kids’ school lunch bag every day. (Colossal)