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UPDATE: Governor attempts to prevent Common Core mutiny + New report: Can't judge pre-K to third grade teachers on how... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com

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Get Schooled: Governor attempts to prevent Common Core mutiny by his GOP colleagues


Apparently in an effort to stave off a repeal of the Common Core State Standards,  Gov. Nathan Deal signed an executive order today affirming state sovereignty  in education, prohibiting a federal curriculum to be imposed in Georgia and banning collection of identifiable student data for the feds.
The carefully worded order still allows Common Core to continue in Georgia since it is not a federal initiative, but it does attempt to placate the growing chorus of criticism that Common Core is a federal wolf in state's clothing.
 Will it work to prevent a GOP mutiny this weekend in Athens where the party is meeting? 
This statement from one of the chief critics suggests that Deal's order will not stop the effort to rid Georgia of  Common Core.
Sen. William Ligon (R-Brunswick) has released the following statement in response to Governor Nathan Deal’s Executive Order regarding Georgia’s Common Core Performance Standards:  (I did not 

Get Schooled: New report: Can't judge pre-K to third grade teachers on how kids perform in 5th grade


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 By Maureen Downey
A new report from New America Foundation’s Early Education Initiative cautions against states and districts using the same method and measures to evaluate pre-k to third grade teachers as they are applying to teachers in older grades.
“An Ocean of Unknowns” does a good job surveying the changing teacher evaluation landscape and the increasing trend to link teacher evaluations with student performance. It addresses the haste with which these new evaluation plans are being developed and put into a place, a problem here in Georgia because of the deadlines attached to the state’s Race to the Top grant.
The 38-page report ought to be read by legislators and