This is going to be the first in a series of articles looking at alternative choices to public schools and outcomes. Do students going to private schools or charter schools or who are home schooled do better, worse or the same as their counterparts in public schools? We know that public schools have become more expensive that charter or private or home schools. Locally to highest spend per student in a local public school district is over $21,000/student/year. Private schools are less than 1/2 of that. Without further ado let's take a look at an article originally published in Education Next written by Patrick J. Wolf This week the sporting world turns its attention to Indiana as … [Read more...]
Teachers and Parents – Removing Common Core
Teachers’ Opposition To Common Core Increases SEPTEMBER 29, 2015 ~ ANNPCRONIN It takes a lot to oppose the Common Core State Standards when they are said to offer: reform! rigor! high academic standards approved by states and consistent with other nations! a guarantee to close the achievement gap! college and career readiness! What red-blooded American could say NO to this promise? You might think none. But 60% of American teachers and 51% of the American public do say no. This opposition has increased in the past two years. In 2013, just 24% of American teachers were opposed to the Common Core, and 35% of American citizens were opposed. The increase in opposition … [Read more...]