New Mexico Students Walk Out Over New Tests Contested In US
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Students frustrated over a new standardized test walked out of schools around New Mexico in protest Monday as the new exam was being given. The backlash…
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South Dakota Legislator Suggests Common Core Contributed To Kids’ Deaths
A South Dakota lawmaker thinks that the Common Core State Standards may have contributed to the deaths of Native American kids. The Common Core, a set of education standards that…
Globalization That Works for Workers at Home
Eduardo Porter ECONOMIC SCENE Mickey Kantor has a vivid memory of August 1993. The North American Free Trade Agreement was in trouble. Though the agreement had been signed the year…
Making history: Battles brew over alleged bias in Advanced Placement standards
And in partisanship. The College Board, which creates standards for what knowledge students in AP classes must demonstrate to get college credit for taking the course, introduced a new 95-page…
Making history: Battles brew over alleged bias in Advanced Placement standards
And in partisanship. The College Board, which creates standards for what knowledge students in AP classes must demonstrate to get college credit for taking the course, introduced a new 95-page…
A Stunning, Glittery Look At The Impossible Beauty Standards Women Face
In the past, women have defied conventional beauty standards by going makeup-free or protesting Photoshop. Nineteen-year-old Hannah Altman chose something with a little more sparkle. In her photo series “And…
Ohio Debuts New Digital Standardized Test This Week
STOCKPORT, Ohio (AP) — Sixth-grader Kayla Hunter considers herself pretty tech savvy. She has a computer at home unlike about half her classmates at her elementary school. And it matches…
Schools Are Using Classroom Coaches To Keep Up With The Common Core
This piece comes to us courtesy of EdSource, where it was originally published. To break down the isolation that many teachers experience in their classrooms, California schools are using instructional…
Bobby Jindal: The right’s unlikely Common Core hero
The scene of Jindal railing against Common Corethe education standards embraced by more than 40 statesstands in stark contrast to his enthusiastic approval of the program when it was first…
Activist Michaela Angela Davis Encourages Us To Embrace The Complexity Of Black Beauty
Eurocentric beauty standards have dominated mainstream media narratives for years. While African American women deal with everything from controversial skin-lightening creams to prodding about black hair that is constantly hurled…
In Major Shift, Obama Administration Will Plan For Rising Seas In All Federal Projects
President Obama will issue an executive order Friday directing federal agencies–as well as state and local governments drawing on federal funds–to adopt stricter building and siting standards to reflect scientific…
John Kasich Calls Out Conservatives Who Oppose Common Core
WASHINGTON — Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) on Sunday criticized Republicans who have attacked Common Core education standards and said that their opposition has more to do with politics than…