Where We Stand – California Teachers Association

The California Standards Tests are designed to measure grade-level standards, not student growth from the beginning of the school year to the end of the year

via Where We Stand – California Teachers Association.

Where We Stand – California Teachers Association

The California Standards Tests are designed to measure grade-level standards, not student growth from the beginning of the school year to the end of the year

via Where We Stand – California Teachers Association.

Is ‘Waiting for Superman’ The Pied Piper?

The new documentary on America’s educational system, “Waiting For ‘Superman,'” has generated a lot of buzz. Though it does a good job of exposing the system’s flaws, it is misleading because it focuses most of its time on the worst schools in the nation.

For example, “Waiting For ‘Superman’ ” spotlights a high school where only three in 100 students graduates. The film follows students of various ethnicities hoping to get into a charter school.

via ‘Waiting for Superman’ a pessimistic view of our education system – San Jose Mercury News.