by tech | May 22, 2015 | EduPolicy, English learners, Race and class
Northwest Denver is struggling with yet another fait accompli arrangement, in which the Denver Public Schools pretends to have a public process but know they’re going to force in a STRIFE (aka STRIVE and formerly West Denver Prep) charter school into an...
by tech | Mar 12, 2015 | EduPolicy
I got the opportunity to present comments on the side of parents and students who are refusing the PARCC standardized tests being administered statewide in Colorado today. For those of you that don’t know, PARCC stands for Partnership for Assessment of Readiness...
by tech | Jan 24, 2015 | EduPolicy, Legislation
I was honored to offer the Green Party of the United States’ rebuttal to President Obama’s 2015 State of the Union address, on the aspect of education. In case you didn’t know, I am the co-chair of the Denver Green Party, a delegate of the Green...
by tech | Sep 14, 2014 | EduPolicy
Well, this week the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released the results of its world-famous study, the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) for 2012. The release of this data causes flurry of activity and commentary in...
by tech | Aug 12, 2013 | EduPolicy
This image pretty much speaks for itself: This infographic measures national performance on the 2009 Programme of International Student Assessment (PISA), which is a randomly-sampled exam taken by many of the countries of the world. What this says is that kids who...
by tech | Jun 18, 2013 | EduPolicy
Andrea Merida, Denver School Board Director running for re-election in Southwest Denver, released this statement in response to the decision of the Denver Classroom Teachers Association to not endorse her candidacy. “It’s clear that this decision is in...
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