Activists Urge Senate Not to Confirm John King as Secretary of Education

dianeravitch posted: "A letter signed by numerous parents, educators and scholars was sent to the US Senste, opposing John King for the post of Secretary of Education. The signatories were especially concerned about King's enthusiastic embrace of Common Core, his rushed and" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Diane Ravitch's blog Activists Urge Senate Not to Confirm John King as Secretary of Education by dianeravitch A letter signed by numerous parents, educators and scholars was sent to the US Senste, opposing John King for the post of Secretary of Education. The signatories were especially concerned about King's enthusiastic embrace of Common Core, his rushed and flawed rollout of CCSS, and his devotion to testing. The letter was written primarily by Nikhil Goyal, a young man of 20 who has already written two books about education and spoken in many settings, about the need to transform education in fundamental ways. . dianeravitch | March 4, 2016 at 12:39 am | Categories: Resistance, Testing, U.S. Department of Education | URL: http://wp.me/p2odLa-d9B Comment    See all comments