Remainders: Ex-state ed chief says HS exams are real frontier

  • Former state education chief David Steiner says changes to high school exams will matter more. (CIEP)
  • Five reasons not to trust the new test scores, from a seasoned critic of education data. (NYC P.S. Parents)
  • A reminder that the new test scores reflect the successful execution of the state’s stated goals. (TNTP)
  • Carol Burris, the L.I. principal, says parents need to push back on the state’s agenda. (Answer Sheet)
  • A new report says states are making progress on integrating the Common Core. (Curriculum Matters)
  • The former head of the Fund for Public Schools is now making literacy apps for kids. (Financial Times)
  • On the last day that teachers can apply to transfer schools, one decries the system. (Chaz’s School Daze)
  • A teacher ponders ethical, professional, and financial questions around selling his lessons. (Jose Vilson)
  • Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s philanthropy has included a number of education reform groups. (Nation)