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NAEP To Psychologically Profile Students On 2017 Test
By Carole H. Haynes | July 14, 2016 Education Views
John Stuart Mill, called the “most influential English-speaking philosopher of the nineteenth century," characterized government schools in his 1859 treatise On Liberty.
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Dallas Police Exiting in Droves…Will There Be A National Force?
By Carole Hornsby Haynes | July 12, 2016 Daily Caller
On the evening of July 7 following the Black Lives Matter rally in Dallas, Texas, a coordinated attack killed five police officers and wounded seven others. The gunman, Micah Johnson, was a black military veteran with radical left leanings who said his goal was to kill white officers.
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Buffalo Teachers Union Continues Gouge of Taxpayers for Tummy Tucks
By Carole Hornsby Haynes July 11, 2016 Education Reviews
Since 2004 when the Buffalo Teachers Federation signed a new contract with the Buffalo Board of Education (BOE), which oversees New York State’s second largest school district outside of New York City, teachers have been gouging taxpayers for cosmetic surgery. Yet there has been a lack of basic resources to satisfy minimum state requirements for the high poverty area schools.
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New K-12 Law’s Heavy Handiness in Testing Sparks More Public Outrage
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. | June 1, 2016 Daily Caller
Congress replaced No Child Left Behind with Every Student Succeeds Act, promising to return control to the states. However, with the federal government loath to give up power over telling states and districts what they must do, there are signals that we can expect a showdown as states begin the implementation of ESSA.
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Standardized Test Discontent Spreads the Nation
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. | April 21, 2016 National Center for Policy Analysis
As the nation moves into the peak weeks of the 2016 standardized exam season, the backlash against standardized tests is escalating sharply with opt-outs and protests being staged in many states.
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Making K-12 Less Expensive: Get Rid of Teachers!
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. | June 17, 2016 Education Views
National outrage over the status of public education continues to mount as taxpayers realize they are paying more and getting less.
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Will Texas End Federal Control Over Education?
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. | May 23, 2016 Daily Caller
Texas is leading the charge against the Obama administration’s May 13th directive that transgender students must be allowed to use the restrooms and locker rooms of their choice or face the loss of federal funding under Title IX. Put simply, the federal government will withhold funding for breakfast and lunch programs for poor children if this directive is not followed.
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Common Core-Aligned SAT Faces Free Market Competition
By Carole Hornsby Haynes | April 14, 2016 National Center for Policy Analysis
The College Board is a non-profit association with a mission of promoting excellence and equity in education. The Board was founded in 1900 by twelve prestigious universities to create a standardized test to admit students based on merit — including the SAT and the Advanced Placement Program.
Now it has changed its mission to one that dictates the use of Common Core curriculum for success on the test. This has been effected by the College Board aligning the SAT to Common Core Curriculum Standards.