NPI’s Transit Advocate writes about what it’s like to be a senior during the 2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic, which unexpectedly ended the Class of 2020’s in-person learning.
Tag: Testing & Evaluation
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Documentary Review: “Race to Nowhere” may be ten years old, but it has aged well
Vicki Abeles created this documentary film to bring attention to some of the problems with the American education system.
Posted inEducation
Vermont’s heroic response shows the way on No Child Left Behind letters
Earlier this year, Washington legislators rejected a demand from U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to require teacher evaluations to be based, in part, on student test scores. One of the primary threats Duncan used in demanding Washington State force schools to teach to the test was that if this change was not made, the state […]
Posted inEducation, Legislative Advocacy
Washington legislators reject Arne Duncan’s demand, refuse to force schools to teach to the test
Yesterday the Washington State Legislature adjourned without taking action on two bills that would have tightly linked teacher evaluations to student test scores, despite plenty of evidence doing so is a bad idea. Legislators faced an enormous amount of pressure to pass these bills from U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who threatened to revoke the state’s […]
Posted inEducation, Legislative Advocacy
Washington should follow California’s lead and resist flawed federal education demands
Next week Washington Governor Jay Inslee will meet with U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to discuss the state’s waiver from the requirements of the failed No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law. Last year Duncan’s department threatened to revoke the waiver unless the state legislature mandated that districts include student test scores in teacher evaluations. Currently […]
Posted inEducation, Legislative Advocacy
Washington State Senate revolts against teaching to the test in key vote
Ever since Rodney Tom and Tim Sheldon facilitated the coup that gave Republicans control of the Washington State Senate, true bipartisanship in that body has been a rarity. Tom’s disciplined right-wing caucus have battled Senate Democrats over everything from reproductive rights to transportation choices to the state’s constitutional obligation to fully fund our public schools. […]