#Oregon gov suspends math, reading requirements for HS grads

#Oregon gov suspends math, reading requirements for HS grads

“#Oregon gov suspends math, reading requirements for HS grads” Gov. Kate Brown, the Oregon Democrat, signed a bill last month with little fanfare that drops the requirement that high school students prove proficiency in reading, writing or math before graduation, a report said. The Oregonian reported that the governor has seemed to avoid discussing Senate…

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#NYC’s Department of Education is waging war on excellence

#NYC’s Department of Education is waging war on excellence

“#NYC’s Department of Education is waging war on excellence” The surprise move to kill the accelerated math program at Lab Middle School is just the latest gambit in the city Department of Education’s war on excellence. Parents raged over the e-mail from Megan Adams, the school’s principal, baldly announcing the change last weekend. By Friday,…

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#NYC teacher: Stop watering down math

#NYC teacher: Stop watering down math

“#NYC teacher: Stop watering down math” Lab Middle School for Collaborative Studies, a top Chelsea middle school, angered parents this week when its principal announced it was scrapping accelerated math classes. The program, co-founded by teacher Maggie Boyd Feurtado, gave students who showed aptitude in math the opportunity to learn higher concepts. Now the school…

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#Hope Elon Musk kills it on SNL and other commentary

#Hope Elon Musk kills it on SNL and other commentary

“#Hope Elon Musk kills it on SNL and other commentary” Conservative: Hope Musk Kills It on SNL “Elon Musk is too funny for ‘Saturday Night Live,’ ” snarks Damian Reilly at Spectator USA, but “I hope he kills it” with a “brutal” “comedic assault on political correctness.” The left insists “Musk, a billionaire who happens…

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#Oregon promotes teacher program to subtract ‘racism in mathematics’

#Oregon promotes teacher program to subtract ‘racism in mathematics’

“#Oregon promotes teacher program to subtract ‘racism in mathematics’” The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) recently encouraged teachers to register for training that encourages “ethnomathematics” and argues, among other things, that White supremacy manifests itself in the focus on finding the right answer. An ODE newsletter sent last week advertises a Feb. 21 “Pathway to…

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