Tag Archives: Fordham Institute

Some Common Core Salespersons’ Salaries: DC Edu-Blob-ulants

Posted on 21/05/2016 by Richard P Phelps

Linked are copies of Form 990s for Marc Tucker’s National Center for Education and the Economy (NCEE), Checker Finn’s Fordham Foundation and Fordham Institute, and Bob Wise’s Alliance for Excellent Education (AEE). Each pays himself and at least one other … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Core, Education policy, Education Reform, Ethics, research ethics | Tagged Achieve, Alliance for Excellent Education, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bob Wise, CCSSO, Checker Finn, common core, education reporting, Fordham Institute, Marc Tucker, Mike Petrilli, NCEE, NGA, SBAC, Thomas B. Fordham | 1 Comment

Fordham Institute’s pretend research

Posted on 12/02/2016 by Richard P Phelps

The Thomas B. Fordham Institute has released a report, Evaluating the Content and Quality of Next Generation Assessments,[i] ostensibly an evaluative comparison of four testing programs, the Common Core-derived SBAC and PARCC, ACT’s Aspire, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ MCAS.[ii] … Continue reading →

Posted in College prep, Common Core, Education policy, Education Reform, Ethics, K-12, Mathematics, Reading & Writing, research ethics, Richard P. Phelps, Testing/Assessment, Uncategorized | Tagged CCSSO, CRESST, evaluation, Fordham Institute, Gates Foundation, guidelines, HumRRO, protocols, review, rigor, SCOPE, standards, Student Achievement Partners, testing | 3 Comments

Fordham report predictable, conflicted

Posted on 12/11/2015 by Richard P Phelps

On November 17, the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) will decide the fate of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) and the Partnership for Assessment of College Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) in the Bay State. … Continue reading →