The Daily Report Card: Web Filters Fluster, NEA-TFA Bluster, Do Anti-Cheating Standards Pass Muster?

Happy Monday! In the classroom this morning…

Cheating scandals: Who will be next? – Indiana School Matters Could standardized test cheating scandals on the order of what happened in Atlanta happen in Indiana? Steve Hinnefeld, a former newspaper reporter and current education blogger, examines the question, saying a small number of violations have already been found in Indiana classrooms. (inschoolmatters.wordpress.com)

Web restrictions draw ire of some educators – USA Today “Some educators say banned websites pose as great a threat to kids’ education and intellectual freedom. Filtering software and school rules designed to keep out violence and pornography are also blocking key educational and otherwise useful sites, teachers say, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube — not to mention Google and National Geographic.” (USA Today)

Teach For America Elaborates Its Response to NEA Criticism – Education Week “In an email newsletter dispatched to alumni, Teach For America officials said they were ‘deeply disappointed’ by a recent National Education Association resolution opposing TFA efforts—but they also vowed to engage more with professional associations. It’s the alternative certification route’s most explicit response so far to the NEA slap, which you may remember took place at the union’s Representative Assembly earlier this month.” (blogs.edweek.org)