Oct 24 Obama calls for capping class time devoted to standardized tests By Associated Press Targeting one of education’s most divisive issues, President Barack Obama on Saturday called for capping standardized testing at 2 percent of classroom time and said the government shares responsibility for turning tests into the be-all and end-all of American schools. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 6:35 At a school with a history of social protest, this teacher is leading an opposition to ‘excessive testing’ By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch 54:37 PBS NewsHour full episode October 20, 2015 By PBS NewsHour Tuesday on the NewsHour, Canada’s Liberal Party makes a comeback. Also: How Slovenia and Greece are coping with the migrant crisis, a new study on treatment for schizophrenia, changing the guidelines for mammograms, how the oil boom brought football back… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 9:54 Bill and Melinda Gates on the political debate over Common Core standards By PBS NewsHour Bill and Melinda Gates, two of the world’s leading philanthropists, sit down with Gwen Ifill in Seattle to discuss their efforts to support education reform and the political battles over the Common Core standards. Continue watching
Sep 06 As school begins, many kids still waiting on Common Core results By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press With new backpacks, pens and pencils and clothes, millions of children are back in school or heading there after summer vacation. Many are excited, some are anxious - and still waiting for the results of the new tests they took… Continue reading
Aug 29 Initial Common Core scores higher than expected but goals unfulfilled By Associated Press Results for some of the states that participated in Common Core-aligned testing for the first time this spring are out, with overall scores higher than expected though still below what many parents may be accustomed to seeing. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 8:06 John Kasich: Hunting down undocumented immigrants is ‘not what America is’ By PBS NewsHour Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican presidential candidate, joins Gwen Ifill to discuss why he’s ready to run and win, plus the need for a tight border and a path to citizenship for immigrants, setting high educational standards, putting boots… Continue watching
Jul 17 5 things to know about Congress’ rewrites of No Child Left Behind By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press WASHINGTON — No one thinks it'll be easy, but the House and Senate are embarking on negotiations to merge two differing education bills that would rewrite the nation's much-criticized No Child Left Behind education law. Continue reading
May 26 Watch 7:15 What galvanized standardized testing’s opt-out movement By PBS NewsHour As the school year draws to a close, many students are taking standardized tests tied to the Common Core. But in some communities there has been a strong backlash, with parents deciding to opt out of having their children participate. Continue watching
Apr 29 Even as online learning grows, America’s students struggle with U.S. history, civics By Kyla Calvert Mason The most recent scores of eighth graders on national tests of U.S. history, geography and civics show students’ command of those subjects haven’t increased since the tests, part of a suite of exams known as the Nation’s Report Card, were… Continue reading