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Two States Delay Fully Implementing PARCC
Two states last week made moves to address Common Core concerns, specifically the implementation of the PARCC assessment. Louisiana Superintendent of Education John White announced a 10-year plan which...
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Jindal Already Fell Off the Common Core Tightrope
Jeff Sadow has a piece up at The Hayride that discusses the tightrope that Governor Bobby Jindal (R-LA) has taken on the Common Core State Standards. At first he gave tacit support, and now he is an...
View ArticleLouisiana BESE: Jindal Does Not Have Authority to Pull Out of PARCC, Common Core
The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education released a statement after Governor Bobby Jindal issued his executive orders saying that he lacked the authority for this action: BATON ROUGE,...
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What Assessment Is Louisiana Taking? It’s Not PARCC
Mercedes Schneider wrote a good piece on Friday that points out that Louisiana State Superintendent of Education John White says Louisiana is taking the PARCC assessments, but there is no way the state...
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Ethics Complaints Directed at Louisiana Education Officials Prompts Bill
Associated Press reports there has been legislation filed that will be heard tomorrow in a Louisiana House committee related to ethics questions and complaints directed at State Superintendent of...
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House Deal Would Change Louisiana Common Core Review
There are plans underway to review the Common Core State Standards in Louisiana. Under a deal reached with a bill, HB 373, sponsored by State Representative Brett Geymann (R-Lake Charles) there would...
View ArticleDavid Vitter Releases Anti-Common Core Commercial
U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA) is running to replace Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal who will step down at the end of his current term due to term limits. He was initially in favor of Common Core,...
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Chamber Echoes Warning About Low Test Scores
The Baton Rogue Area Chamber is warning about low test scores in Louisiana. Perhaps they are receiving some blowback over their mindless support of Common Core and related assessments (one can only...
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Louisiana Standards Compromise Not Kept
The members of the Louisiana House of Representatives who negotiated new education standards now say that the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education are not agreeing to a spirit of...
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Louisiana’s State School Chief John White Worries About Upcoming NAEP Results
The 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results will be released on April 10th and it seems as though Louisiana State Superintendent of Education John White got an advanced look...
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