U.S. Students Show No Improvement on International Tests
Results of an international assessment found American teens showed no improvement in reading, math, and science compared to the 2015 results.
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Google Partners with Federal Education Department to Mine Private Student Data
“It doesn’t take undercover investigative journalists to unmask the massive privacy invasion enabled by educational technology and federal mandates,” conservative author and CRTV host Michelle Malkin wrote at National Reviewin April. “The kiddie data heist is happening out in the open — with Washington politicians and bureaucrats as brazen co-conspirators.”
Increased Federal Role in Education Fails to Improve U.S. Student Performance
“A disturbing pattern is that academically weak students became weaker in most grades and subjects, while academically stronger students became even stronger,” Ze’ev Wurman, a former George W. Bush administration education department adviser, said in comments to Breitbart News.
Once First in the Nation, Massachusetts Students Show Further Decline After Common Core
Massachusetts students were first in the nation in reading and math performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) exam – until the state adopted the Common Core standards in 2010 and then updated the same standards this year.
Washington Post Slams Northam’s Embrace of ‘Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations’ in Education
The Washington Post editorial board gave a scathing review of Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam for his view that students from different backgrounds should be administered different tests.
Edu Sec’y: Test Scores Embarrassing Because Schools ‘Retooling’ to Common Core
U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. explains that the just-released dismal National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test results need to be viewed in light of the seven years of “significant changes” in America’s classrooms due to the Common Core standards.
Just 37 Percent of U.S. High School Seniors Have Skills Needed For College
About 37 percent of U.S. 12th-graders are prepared for college-level coursework in mathematics and in reading, according to the 2015 results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). That’s down from the 2013 assessments.
Only a Third of U.S. 8th Graders Proficient or Above in Math, Reading
The results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessments–known as the Nation’s Report Card–show that only a third of the nation’s eighth graders are at or above the proficiency level in math and only 34 percent are at or above the same level in reading.
Student Performance Declines on National Tests Following Common Core Implementation
Results of national tests administered to approximately 600,000 students across the country demonstrate that – for the first time since the early 1990s – math scores of fourth and eighth graders have dropped. Eighth grade reading scores declined as well, and those for fourth graders remained flat.
FAIL: Only 18 Percent of 8th-Graders Proficient in US History
Results of the “Nation’s Report Card” released this week by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) show that only 18 percent of 8th-graders are “proficient” or above in U.S. history, and only 23 percent are proficient in civics.
Dem State Rep Rants: ‘Tired of Receiving Misinformed Emails’ from Parents Opposed to Common Core
New Hampshire State Rep. Mel Myler (D) complained to the state House Education Committee Tuesday that he was “tired of receiving emails that are misinformed, that have wrong information in them” from parents and his constituents opposed to Common Core.
Studies Cast More Doubt on Academic Gains Attributed to Common Core
Two new studies suggest that any positive impact from the Common Core standards on students’ academic progress may either be negligible or indeterminable for years to come.
Louisiana News Editorial Board Slams Bobby Jindal’s Stance on Common Core
The NOLA.com/Times-Picayune editorial board is quoting a big business and industry group in Louisiana to rail against Gov. Bobby Jindal’s (R) recent executive order to protect parents and school districts from consequences of opting out of the Common Core-aligned PARCC tests.
