Remember that Sen. Phil Berger is a reading expert. He gave us Read to Achieve.

(Reading scores went down.)

Remember that Phil Berger always listens to the recommendations of DPI and the State Board.

(When they are in his pocket.)

Remember that Phil Berger knows educational consulting companies well enough to not even entertain a committee for bids in his new bid to train teacher in the “science of reading.”

(Especially if those companies are from out of state.)

From the Twitterverse yesterday:

Down to one vendor already. And a standardized test?

Yep.

Anyone remember that iStation debacle?

At least you are sure to remember Mark Johnson.