Break Out of the Race to Nowhere

Break Out of the Race to Nowhere

Elle DelGrosso, A student from Michigan talks about how seeing “Race to Nowhere” changed the way she views her education.

Watch Elle tell her story in a speech to her school here.

Anti-Bullying Doesn’t Apply at Test Time – @ the chalk face

Anti-Bullying Doesn’t Apply at Test Time – @ the chalk face

“…the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children…”

— Mahatma Ghandi

Letter: Exercise right to say no to tests - Times Union

Letter: Exercise right to say no to tests - Times Union

I have been a classroom teacher in New York for 20 years, and a parent for almost half that time. Recently, I have watched as the State Education Department has cheapened our children's education in the name of reform, with its obsessive focus on mandated testing.

Homeschoolers alarmed by plans to track students

Homeschoolers alarmed by plans to track students

The nation’s leading homeschooling organization is warning parents that the federal government is advancing its aim of identifying and tracking students throughout their school careers, from birth through college graduation.

Note: In New York State, Parents, Experts Blast New State Database of Private Student Info

State Education Commissioner Responds To Complaints About ELA Tests | wgrz.com

State Education Commissioner Responds To Complaints About ELA Tests | wgrz.com

Buffalo, N.Y. - Gina Kemna of North Tonawanda says her two kids, a fourth grader and a sixth grader, will not be taking the state's new English, Language and Arts tests next Tuesday.

Outsiders Should Evaluate Teachers as Well as Students - Bloomberg

Outsiders Should Evaluate Teachers as Well as Students - Bloomberg

The most important determinant of educational quality is teacher quality. Yet, as a recent study of school principals’ permissiveness in teacher evaluations and a cheating scandal in Atlanta show, this performance is difficult to measure.