Business Supports Gist
Business leaders are coming out in support of Deborah Gist, the state’s controversial education commissioner. The Providence Journal reports that two dozen business organizations have asked the State...
View ArticleAs RI Rolls Out Common Core, Are New Science Standards Next?
Rhode Island is one of 26 states that have promised to consider new science guidelines known as the Next Generation Science Standards. The standards were developed by the same organization that created...
View ArticleTeachers to Sound Off on Education Policy
Rhode Island’s two teachers’ unions are holding a forum for teachers to discuss their dissatisfaction with new policies in the state’s public schools.Teachers have complained about the pace of changes...
View ArticleBoard of Ed Tackles Guns, Gist and Science
There’s a meaty agenda on tap this week at the State Board of Education. The group is scheduled to vote Thursday on a controversial proposal to allow police to carry guns on state college campuses. The...
View ArticleGist Declines Debate with Students
Rhode Island Education Commissioner Deborah Gist has turned down a request from students for a public debate over high stakes testing. The invitation came from the Providence Student Union, a student...
View ArticleDiane Ravitch to Speak at URI
As Rhode Island debates high school diplomas tied to test scores, a prominent critic of standardized testing comes to make her case at the University of Rhode Island. Diane Ravitch, a research...
View ArticleDiane Ravitch On Standardized Tests, Charter Schools, And Teacher Evaluations...
It’s October, and that means students across Rhode Island are filling in bubbles on standardized tests.
View ArticleSigns of Improvement at Central Falls High School
Three years after a state order to dramatically overhaul Central Falls High School, a new report finds evidence of progress. The Education Alliance at Brown University conducted the study, which finds...
View ArticleRhode Island is Not Alone in Worrying About Public Education
Concerns about public education in China are fueling an increasing interest in alternative schools like Waldorf education. The trend is profiled in a fascinating New Yorkerarticle now on newsstands.
View ArticleTeacher Tenure Takes a Hit in California
A California judge has struck down the state's teacher tenure and seniority system, ruling it denies students their fundamental right to a quality education.The LA Times reports the judge appeared to...
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