Kentucky Bills Filed to Stop Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards
Richard Innes of The Bluegrass Institute informed me that there are two bills that have been filed related to the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards. The first bill,...
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Cogs in the Machine: Big Data, Common Core, and National Testing
Pioneer Institute released another White Paper by Emmett McGroarty (Director of APP Education, American Principles Project), Joy Pullmann (managing editor of School Reform News and Research Fellow,...
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Cyber Attacks, Another Problem for Online Testing and Data Storage
Photo credit: Bartmoni (CC-By-SA 3.0) Some news out of Rhode Island caught my eye today. A school has to put off its PARCC testing because of a cyber attack they experienced. WPRI Channel 12 reports:...
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Alabama Workforce-Data Bills Threaten Student, Family Privacy
Photo credit: Jim Bowen (CC-By-2.0) What with manipulation of currency and theft of jobs, China is held in fairly low repute, especially down South. But some Alabama legislators seem enamored of at...
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Skipping Down the Bipartisan Path Toward Big Data
Photo credit: Rob Crawley (CC-By-2.0) Comedian George Carlin once observed that “the word ‘bipartisan’ means some larger-than-usual deception is being carried out.” This has certainly been the case in...
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Who Is Surprised Hackers Are Targeting Schools?
CNN recently reported that the U.S. Department of Education warned about hackers targeting schools. The U.S. Department of Education is now warning teachers, parents, and K-12 education staff of a...
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Paper and Pencil Test Administration Is Not Impacted By Cyberattacks
Last week, seven states who contract with Questar for their statewide computer-based assessments were subject to a cyberattack. The Rochester (NY) Democrat & Chronicle reported: New York was one...
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Whistleblower to Sue Oregon Department of Education
Photo credit: Nick Youngson (CC BY-SA 3.0) Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that the former chief information officer for the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) is suing claiming ODE suspended and...
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