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Highlights and Lowlights for Week Seven of the Legislature: Outlawing Birth...
A quick look at some of the committee hearings this week at the Montana Legislature. Lowlights On Monday, Representative Monforton will appear before the House Judiciary to press for an...
View ArticleIts Testing Regime Could Well Doom the Common Core
Let me begin with the important observation that I think the Common Core State Standards represent a significant upgrade over the standards that were in place in Montana before. As a teacher in his...
View ArticleA Teacher’s Response to Elaine Herman’s Attack on the Common Core
The Independent Record published an op-ed length letter to the editor from former candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction Elaine Herman. While the ostensible purpose of the piece was to...
View ArticleWhile Republicans Demagogue on Education, Senator Tester and Superintendent...
I’ve been remiss not to write about some Common Core and testing issues across the state, ironically enough because I’ve been too busy preparing my students for the ACT and AP exams to do much writing...
View ArticleMore Evidence You Can’t Take the Anti-Common Core Zealots Seriously
Some breaking news from the conservative commentary site Media Trackers Montana and Concerned Women for America—those godless socialists in our public schools are using the Common Core to teach...
View ArticleEducation Roundup: Is the Common Core Killing Literature?, Banning the Bard,...
I’ve always wanted to do more writing about education issues on the blog, but knowing it’s not the primary interest of the readership here, I’ve always struggled with how to include it, including a...
View ArticleEducation Roundup: Student Loan Bondage, Intolerance, Big Mac Testing,...
Nothing Will Free You From Your Student Loans Another story from the coming student loan bubble has to make borrowers nervous. In New York, a federal judge ruled that an impoverished, disabled, and...
View ArticleIs Ryan Zinke Lying About Common Core Or Does He Just Not Understand It?
Ryan Zinke just can’t tell the truth about his work in Washington. Back in December, he issued a press release claiming that the passage of the Student Success Act meant the rollback of the Common Core...
View ArticleA Must Read for Conservatives Who Blather About Local Control of Schools
On Sunday, the Missoulian ran a piece explaining how the state and local school districts are working to develop new standards for science across the state. It was a much-needed piece in an era when...
View ArticleCongressman Zinke Keeps Saying He Needs to be “Loud.” How About Being Right...
During the last debate with Superintendent Juneau, Congressman Ryan Zinke said something that has remained with me. In response to criticism that he’s more interested in promoting himself than in...
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