Should the Common Standards 'Change Everything'?
A common-standards advocate argues that many aspects of American education will have to change if schooling is to fully reflect the new expectations. Read Full Post >
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September 19, 2012
Will the Common Assessments Be Used as a Graduation Requirement?
States' plans to use the common assessments as exit exams spark a warning from a Washington research-and-policy group. Read Full Post >
June 19, 2012
Common Standards Released for Career and Technical Education
An organization of state directors of career and technical education has released a set of common standards in that subject. Read Full Post >
June 07, 2012
Latinos Drive U.S. Graduation Gains
Education Week's annual Diplomas Count report finds the U.S. high school graduation rate at the highest level since the late 1970s, driven in large part by gains among Latino students. Read Full Post >
May 03, 2012
Civil Rights Coalition Presses Questions About GED Redesign
A civil rights coalition has scheduled a meeting with top GED officials to discuss its concerns that a redesign of the test will make it more expensive, and thus less accessible, for the low-income people who most need to take it. Read Full Post >
February 28, 2012
CCSSO Leader Rallies Higher Education for Common Core
The leader of one of the groups that brought about the common standards urges higher education and K-12 to work together on the new expectations. Read Full Post >
February 27, 2012
Kentucky: Building a Bumpy Road From K-12 Through College
A forum designed to show off Kentucky's postsecondary and K-12 partnership on the common standards also reveals the heavy lift required of teachers to reach the partnership's lofty goals. Read Full Post >
January 27, 2012
Obama Proposes College-Ready Exit Standards for High School
President Obama proposes a $1 billion Race to the Top challenge for higher education, which would require states to ensure that high school exit standards are appropriate for college entry. Read Full Post >
December 08, 2011
High School Test Terrain Shifting From Exit Exams to College-Readiness
A new report finds high school testing shifting toward college-readiness. A new report, and states' No Child Left Behind waiver applications, find schools shifting to college-readiness testing. Read Full Post >
November 15, 2011
GED Overhaul Raises Profit-Making Questions
The redesign of the GED by Pearson and the American Council on Education raises questions in some quarters about the partnership's profit-making motive. Read Full Post >
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