Alabama Board Resists Governor, Keeps Common Standards
The Alabama Board of Education votes against rescinding the common standards, despite a push from the state's governor. Read Full Post >
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November 11, 2011
November 10, 2011
Assessment Consortium Releases Final Content Frameworks
The PARCC assessment consortium releases its revised, final content frameworks after public feedback. Read Full Post >
November 04, 2011
Kentucky to Model Professional Development for New Standards
Kentucky has been chosen as a demonstration site for a statewide professional-development model reflecting the new common standards. Read Full Post >
November 04, 2011
Common-Standards Watch: Montana Makes 47
Montana adopts the common standards, leaving only four states that have not officially embraced them. Read Full Post >
November 03, 2011
Chicago Details College-Readiness Plans
Chicago is reporting new college-readiness metrics to parents, such as schools' rates of student eligibility for "selective or highly selective" colleges. But the district isn't evaluating schools on that information yet. Read Full Post >
November 02, 2011
Academic Standards: Three Parts, Not One
Curriculum consultant Grant Wiggins writes that standards actually have three parts: the content students must know, the skills they must be able to perform, and examples of how well they should be able to demonstrate their knowledge. Read Full Post >
October 28, 2011
Demonstrators Derail NYC Common-Standards Presentation
An offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement takes over New York City's department of education, shutting down an education panel meeting about the common standards. Read Full Post >
October 19, 2011
Book Aims to Explain Common Standards to Broad Audience
Robert Rothman from the Alliance for Excellent Education has authored a primer on the common standards that also looks at the challenges ahead. Read Full Post >
October 14, 2011
Project Aims to Tie Teacher Prep to Common Math Standards
The new project aims to bring together higher education, secondary schools, and outside groups to ensure new math teachers are prepared to bring the common standards into the classroom. Read Full Post >
October 13, 2011
UPDATED: NCLB Waivers for States That Decline Common Standards, Tests?
Three of those intending to seek waivers from No Child Left Behind have not adopted common standards or signed up to work on common tests, two key areas of judgment in the waiver process. Read Full Post >
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