EdWeek Explores One District's Dive Into Common Core
EdWeek begins a four-part series on how the District of Columbia school system is putting the English/language arts standards into practice. Read Full Post >
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May 23, 2013
January 29, 2013
Teachers Mine 'Text Dependent' Questions For Basal Readers
A free online bank of rewritten questions and tasks for popular basal readers is getting some attention from teachers. Read Full Post >
January 17, 2013
Public Comment Opens on Draft Common-Core Test-Accommodations Policy
One of the two state assessment consortia, PARCC, solicits feedback on two key facets of its proposed accommodations policy. Read Full Post >
January 11, 2013
Survey: E-book Popularity Soaring, But Kids Still Love Printed Books
More than half the children surveyed said they still want to read books on paper even though electronic versions are available. Read Full Post >
November 14, 2012
Education Week Special Report Examines Common-Core Literacy
The Education Week staff offers a package of stories that examine the changing literacy landscape. Read Full Post >
October 09, 2012
Reading Group Issues Guidance for Common Core
The International Reading Association aims to help teachers put the common standards in reading into practice. Read Full Post >
September 28, 2012
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 >
August 20, 2012
Sample Common-Assessment Items Released, Traffic Crashes Server
One of the state groups designing tests for the common standards released a flurry of sample items that offer an idea of what the tests might look like. Read Full Post >
August 16, 2012
Basal-Reader Project Goes Online
A project to design common-core-aligned questions for the nation's most popular basal readers makes all of its resources available for free online. Read Full Post >
August 15, 2012
New Research Expands Thinking on Text Complexity
New research confirms the value of using readability formulas such as Lexile to predict reading difficulty. But that represents only one of three factors common-standards creators suggest be considered when sizing up a text's complexity. Read Full Post >
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