Tag: NCLB
No Validity or Reliability = No Assessment!
Parents across the state are being told that they have no ability to refuse the SBAC (ISAT 2.0) assessment for their child. School districts and the State Dept. of Education persistently point out that, as a state, we are required to test 95% of the student population per No Child Left Behind and our No […]
Show Me in Writing
Yesterday Idaho Ed News posted an article fretting about what could happen because Madison School District made the choice to use the MAP test rather than the SBAC as the assessment vehicle for testing this spring. The concern expressed is since Madison is refusing the SBAC, Idaho’s test participation percentage will fall to 98% of […]
My First Experience with NCLB and Why I am Fearful of CC
Guest Post by Mila Wood The first time I remember having to come to the realization that public school could be dangerous to society as a whole was when my now Junior in high school was in fourth grade. I had always been an active parent, volunteering lots of time for the classes my kids […]
My apologies
“Where were you when No Child Left Behind was passed?” This is a question beinging asked a lot lately by bloggers, teachers, and in the comments section of a variety of common core-related articles. It always seems to come with a hint of, “The only reason you didn’t fight NCLB is because your guy passed it. ” Well, that’s a valid question […]
