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Who’s hot, who’s not heading into 2015
A rundown of the people and groups who ended 2014 on the upswing and those who are glad to see the year come to an end.
Under Common Core, fantasy merges with reality to revitalize education
In the past few years, Osborn Middle School has turned itself into a beehive of activity in implementing Common Core, the controversial standards Arizona embraced four years ago. And if there’s a good place to see whether Common Core is working, it’s this school.
New schools chief won’t make dramatic changes to Common Core, top aide says
Superintendent of Public Instruction-elect Diane Douglas isn’t planning on immediately overhauling the state’s learning standards, her new chief of staff said.
Teacher claims he was blackballed for anti-Common Core comments
A Tucson-area teacher filed suit today claiming high-ranking Department of Education staffers called him an offensive name, documented their misgivings in his file and blackballed him for a public tirade against Common Core.
Will Common Core survive? Opponents increase their influence going into 2015
A wave of anti-Common Core lawmakers and officials now occupy key offices in Arizona, but it may not spell the end of the controversial education standards in the state.
Garcia concedes schools chief race to Douglas
Democrat David Garcia conceded the race for superintendent of public Instruction late Monday to Republican Diane Douglas, who declared her slim margin of victory a mandate against Common Core learning standards.
Test deal a death blow to Common Core opposition?
As noted yesterday, education officials have selected American Institutes for Research to provide the achievement test that will be aligned with Common Core at a cost of $19 million. This means Arizona has now fully embraced the controversial education standards, and their chances of getting dismantled have now plummeted to near zero.
Board seeks $5.5 million increase to pay for new Common Core test
The state Board of Education has awarded a $19 million a year contract to a Washington D.C.-based non-profit to provide the state’s new K-12 achievement test for the Common Core standards.
Reluctant warrior remains true to her beliefs as she pursues public office
Diane Douglas had always been heavily involved in her only child’s education, grilling teachers and administrators about what and how they were doing things and about her daughter’s progress, whether it was good or bad.
Superintendent candidates present strikingly different visions for Common Core
The two candidates for state superintendent of public instruction have strikingly different visions for the future of the Common Core State Standards in Arizona.
Positions on Common Core likely to determine support for schools chief
Defending Common Core will likely drive business federations to stand with the teachers union behind Democratic schools chief candidate David Garcia in the Nov. 4 general election.
Huppenthal blames Common Core – not his woes – for losing superintendent’s race
Despite his self-inflicted blunders, incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal is blaming his loss in the Republican primary to Diane Douglas on Common Core, the state’s learning standards.
