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Squinch

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6. But the inter-workings of Pearson, Teacher's College, the teacher evaluation developments,

Wed Jan 8, 2014, 10:54 PM

Jan 2014

the Common Core devisers, and ALEC says it's more than just regular folk expressing their views.

For example, the head of Teacher's College is a major stockholder of Pearson, the company that does the testing that is a major part of the Teacher's College recommendations. The Pearson people are also the funders of the Stamford group that is devising the teacher evaluations, which are based largely on, wait for it, the results on the Pearson tests. Those links are all over this stuff. It's a web, but the same people are in it, and it is a very concerted and coordinated effort.

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I knew about the web among Pearson and Teacher's College and testing and charter schools and Squinch Jan 2014 #2

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I think you are right about channeling funds toward the private sector, Squinch Jan 2014 #4

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But the inter-workings of Pearson, Teacher's College, the teacher evaluation developments, Squinch Jan 2014 #6

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