Responding to Jason Glass
I would be remiss to not continue with a (online) debate I’m currently having with Jason Glass who is the Director of the Iowa Department of Education. I had to set it aside last week to focus on...
View ArticleDoes Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s Education Blueprint Make the Grade?
By Eric Goranson & Shane Vander Hart with contributions from William GustoffMaintaining the status quo in Iowa’s education system is not acceptable. Most Iowans agree that change is needed if we...
View ArticleBranstad’s Education Reform Recommendations
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad unveiled his final legislative recommendations for the Iowa Legislature on his education plan today in Des Moines, IA. This was after several town hall meetings and...
View ArticleIowa Governor Terry Branstad’s Education Power Grab
Let’s go ahead and sacrifice local control and expand the Department of Education’s reach into nonpublic schools, I mean – it’s for the kids right?Governor Branstad’s education bill needs to be killed,...
View ArticleGive the Iowa Department of Education Your Feedback
The Iowa Department of Education desires your feedback provided that you are a teacher, administrator or some other school employee. Apparently a parent (or even a student) is not considered a...
View ArticleBranstad Looks to Place His Chips on Centralization of Education
Do you remember when Republicans used to be considered the party of local control? I don’t think they can accurately be portrayed that way anymore, at least not when you look at the leadership within...
View ArticleIowa’s Plan for Education Success–Assess, Assess, Assess
There is nothing earth shattering in the Iowa Department of Education’s latest report entitled “Overcoming the Achievement Divide: Key Challenges and Solutions for Iowa Schools.” It’s main goal is...
View ArticleSBAC Assessments Will Require Statutory Change In Iowa
Iowa jumped on the Common Core State Standards in 2010. They joined the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium. The Iowa Department of Education can’t mandate assessments. Statutorily they are...
View ArticleIowa Lawmaker: Iowa Department of Education Not Responsible for Success
Governor Terry Branstad gave his Condition of the State address where a lions share dealt with education. This follows-up his unveiling of his education plan yesterday. State Representative Jason...
View ArticleSBAC Assessments Sneak Through Republican-Led Iowa House
I wrote back in January that there would have to be a statutory change in Iowa before the Iowa Department of Education could implement the assessments from the Smarter Balanced Assessments...
View ArticleA Good First Step in Iowa
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is one of several Republican governors who has attempted to alleviate concerns about the Common Core State Standards through executive order. Yesterday he signed executive...
View ArticleScott Walker Calls on Wisconsin State Legislature to Repeal Common Core
Photo by Gage Skidmore(CaffeinatedThoughts.com) Yesterday Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) out of the blue issued a press release calling for Wisconsin to repeal the Common Core.He said in a prepared...
View ArticleIowa Governor Terry Branstad’s Education Power Grab
Let’s go ahead and sacrifice local control and expand the Department of Education’s reach into nonpublic schools, I mean – it’s for the kids right? Governor Branstad’s education bill needs to be...
View ArticleGive the Iowa Department of Education Your Feedback
The Iowa Department of Education desires your feedback provided that you are a teacher, administrator or some other school employee. Apparently a parent (or even a student) is not considered a...
View ArticleBranstad Looks to Place His Chips on Centralization of Education
Do you remember when Republicans used to be considered the party of local control? I don’t think they can accurately be portrayed that way anymore, at least not when you look at the leadership within...
View ArticleIowa’s Plan for Education Success–Assess, Assess, Assess
There is nothing earth shattering in the Iowa Department of Education’s latest report entitled “Overcoming the Achievement Divide: Key Challenges and Solutions for Iowa Schools.” It’s main goal is...
View ArticleSBAC Assessments Will Require Statutory Change In Iowa
Iowa jumped on the Common Core State Standards in 2010. They joined the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium. The Iowa Department of Education can’t mandate assessments. Statutorily they are...
View ArticleIowa Lawmaker: Iowa Department of Education Not Responsible for Success
Governor Terry Branstad gave his Condition of the State address where a lions share dealt with education. This follows-up his unveiling of his education plan yesterday. State Representative Jason...
View ArticleSBAC Assessments Sneak Through Republican-Led Iowa House
I wrote back in January that there would have to be a statutory change in Iowa before the Iowa Department of Education could implement the assessments from the Smarter Balanced Assessments Consortium....
View ArticleA Good First Step in Iowa
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is one of several Republican governors who has attempted to alleviate concerns about the Common Core State Standards through executive order. Yesterday he signed...
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