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educationgadfly

  1. 1/4 - The portion of Ohio charter school students who attend dropout-recovery schools. dispatch.com/content/storie… #ednewsfact
  2. @MichaelPetrilli reviews Eli Broad's "The Art of Being Unreasonable" bit.ly/M4gxfX
  3. Just posted some photos on Facebook from Wednesday's discussion Pricing the Common Core. Check them out. facebook.com/media/set/?set… #PricingCC
  4. Gadfly Weekly review of new @nctq report on assessment/data in teacher prep bit.ly/JRitu5 #education
  5. RT @iscott4: Putting a Price Tag on the Common Core: How Much Will Smart Implementation Cost?: edexcellence.net/publications/p…
  6. Checker Finn & Amber Winkler ask: High #standards, but at what cost? bit.ly/K24Cuv #education
  7. From the Gadfly Weekly: In defense of the F-word in K-16 #education bit.ly/JRi76D
  8. Hot off the presses: the latest edition of the Education Gadfly Weekly is out bit.ly/y7qPDP #education
  9. 23 - The percentage of students in California who are learning English as a second language. lat.ms/JSgwsy #ednewsfact
  10. $3 to $12 billion: total costs of #CCSS implementation, as estimated in Putting a Price Tag on the #CommonCore bit.ly/MXGr6A
  11. Thanks to all who attended/watched yesterday's #CommonCore costs discussion. The full video is now online: bit.ly/K8HqzG #PricingCC
  12. @scottmessinger For CCSS detractors, see: Jay P. Greene, Williamson (Bill) Evers, Sandra Stotsky, Nikki Haley (backed anti-CCSS bill in SC)
  13. Thanks for the conversation @nettlecove @assesswell @veenav @teachingquality @douglevin @rubiconatlas @scottmessinger @schoolchoiceOH
  14. @nettlecove From what Cohen and Smith said, senior teachers are planning a lot of PD (check out WV/VA collab). Agree that CCSS is sensible!
  15. @assesswell Re: CCSS adoption: Don't think anyone was talking about cost/budget at the time. Inc. USDOE (who never explicitly endorsed)
  16. @veenav From conversations I've heard, you're not alone in that thinking. HE voices are being heard for assessment design, for ex.
  17. @veenav Really good point! We barely touched on that in this conversation. Wonder if NCTQ is doing anything on this front?
  18. That's a wrap! Video will be online tomorrow if you missed the event. In the meantime, read the report ow.ly/bfTG6 #PricingCC