Randi Weingarten argues that no high-stakes decisions based on the common core should be made about students, teachers, or schools until adequate support has been provided. Read Full Post >
A group of researchers makes a plea for understanding formative "assessment" as a suite of teaching practices. Read Full Post >
Relatively few are "very confident" that new standards will improve achievement or make students more ready for college and work. Read Full Post >
New tests are likely to plumb deeper levels of understanding, but must surmount technical, financial, and political hurdles, UCLA researchers conclude. Read Full Post >
The Education Week staff offers a package of stories that examine the changing literacy landscape. Read Full Post >
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 >
Gov. Beverly Perdue of North Carolina recently signed legislation that requires teacher-preparation programs to ensure elementary students are readied to integrate the arts across the curriculum. Read Full Post >
We've written in this blog and in EdWeek about teachers' often frustrating search for instructional materials that reflect the common standards. There is more and more stuff out there, of course, but finding it and figuring out how good it is are big challenges. In that light, it's interesting to no... Read Full Post >
The ACLU is calling on some school districts to halt their use of single-sex classrooms, suggesting the programs may be violating state and federal laws. Read Full Post >
A group of universities, community colleges, and school districts have just announced plans to work together to revamp secondary math teacher preparation to better align with the common standards. Read Full Post >
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