The Core Knowledge Blog

Caught Being Good

The Humane Society of the U.S.
Undercover videotape catches workers slaughtering sick cattle and possibly distributing the meat to school lunch programs.

Gov. Phil Bredesen
Tennessee Governor’s major high school reform plan approved unanimously by the state board of education.

Mark Bauerlein
Emory English Professor’s piece in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Less Critical Thinking, More Learned Appreciation, is for college professors, but applies to all teachers.

Nancy S. Grasmick
Ed Week ranks Maryland’s schools third in the nation, but the superintendent of schools still smacked by Gov. as the “poster child for No Child Left Behind.”

Names on the Blackboard

Hawaii
A report shows about half of all math and social studies classes are taught by unqualified teachers

On the Board with Checkmarks

The National Association of Mortgage Brokers
NAMB has formed a Presidential Advisory Council which will help educate consumers about financial issues and “responsible decision making.” Your punch line here.