Wall Street Journal: Remote Learning Has Failed Coronavirus Test
Two Wall Street Journal reporters write that the national experiment in remote learning, courtesy of the coronavirus pandemic, has failed.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Ends ‘Common Core,’ Embraces ‘Common Sense’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced Friday he is officially putting an end to the Common Core Standards in his state and replacing them with standards that “embrace common sense.”
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.
Nation’s Report Card: ‘No Progress in Either Mathematics or Reading Performance’ in Decade
Results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation’s Report Card, shows U.S. school children have made “no progress” in reading or mathematics over the past ten years.
Nolte: Seattle Public Schools Seek to Expose ‘Oppressive Mathematical Practices’
The Seattle public schools are using math (of all things) as just one more gateway drug into the destructive addiction of victimization.
Back to School: Students Primed for ‘Social and Emotional Learning’ While Failing in Math and Reading
Only 37 percent of U.S. 12th graders were prepared for college-level coursework in mathematics and reading in 2016, but many public school districts have become fixated on the latest progressive trend of “social and emotional learning.”
Vanderbilt Professor Claims Field of Mathematics Is Too ‘Masculinized’
A Vanderbilt University professor argues that the field of mathematics is too “masculinized,” which hurts women’s ability to compete in the field against men.
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.
Common Core’s PARCC Releases Hundreds of Test Items – Will You Solve Them Correctly?
Hundreds of the Common Core test questions that have already been given to students have finally been released by the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers.
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.
