tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post3256023632342547073..comments2024-03-28T12:39:05.941-04:00Comments on Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: The Tribune identifies Vendor B as PearsonJanis Sartuccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027024806736232367noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-41058345588258931212013-01-12T08:01:01.800-05:002013-01-12T08:01:01.800-05:00Tangentially-related - when the 2 Seattle schools ...Tangentially-related - when the 2 Seattle schools declined to administer the MAP the year, one of their complaints was that the purchase of the tests was a no-bid process. I wonder in how many other schools and school systems this is the case?<br /><br />http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/01/11/teachers-refuse-to-give-standardized-test-at-seattle-high-school/<br /><br />One Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-72430376449958697322013-01-10T11:44:29.429-05:002013-01-10T11:44:29.429-05:00The Pearson curriculum, like someone in one of Sta...The Pearson curriculum, like someone in one of Stalin's photos, has been erased from MCPS and is now referred to as 'Curriculum 2.0.' According to the contract MCPS holds with Pearson, teachers and MCPS are required to shill for the curriculum. That is in the contract. That could be one reason teachers aren't speaking out about their experience with the new curriculum.Paula Bienenfeldnoreply@blogger.com