BustED Pencils Trending News: A power of a child. Cheating? Opt out, how many?

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Sydney Smoot is an education HERO.  She is EVERY kids voice! If this little girls words and the standing ovation at the end doesn’t scream “end standardized testing”, I don’t know what does. Clap clap clap!!!!

9-Year-Old Girl Epically Destroys The Case For Standardized Testing (Video)

http://elitedaily.com/news/world/girl-destroys-standardized-testing-video/983957/

Why are 11 educators being convicted in Atlanta, but Michelle Rhee (former Chancellor of the Washington, D.C. public schools) who was highly involved in a widespread cheating scandal (documented by John Merrow) quietly resigns disappearing from the public eye with no consequences.

FROM “BAD” TEACHERS TO TEACHERS AS CHEATERS: THE BURDEN OF THE IMPOSSIBLE

https://radicalscholarship.wordpress.com/2015/04/03/from-bad-teachers-to-teachers-as-cheaters-the-burden-of-the-impossible/

Wait, what? A high amount of students refusing to take the PARCC test in New Jersey?  30% and higher! Is this enough to rendered the scores invalid?

Montclair School District Releases PARCC opt-out numbers 

http://www.northjersey.com/news/education/montclair-school-district-releases-parcc-opt-out-numbers-1.1300245

 

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