'Dramatic' Increase in Reading Needed for Common Core, Guides Say
A new set of guidelines suggests that teachers need not cut back on literature to meet the "informational text" demands of the common core. Read Full Post >
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January 10, 2013
January 07, 2013
New Draft of Science Standards to Be Issued
The public is getting one more chance to weigh in on a set of common science standards. Read Full Post >
December 27, 2012
Top Curriculum Matters Posts of 2012
The common standards and assessments, along with a keen interest in math, drove lots of interest in blog posts on Curriculum Matters this year. Read Full Post >
December 17, 2012
NEA, AFT Partner To Build Common-Core Tools
With $11 million from the Helmsley Charitable Trust, the two national teachers' unions will call on educators to help build a library of instructional tools. Read Full Post >
December 17, 2012
Literature and Nonfiction: Common-Core Advocates Strike Back
Standards advocates step up to counter weeks of accusations that the common core will weaken the role of literature in the classroom. Read Full Post >
December 13, 2012
Draft Accommodations for Common-Core Tests Could Narrow Eligibility
Proposed accommodations could make fewer students eligible in some states, and more in others. Read Full Post >
December 13, 2012
Assessment Group Chooses Tests for College Readiness in Math
PARCC decides to base its "college readiness" determination in math only on the exams students take at the end of each math sequence. Read Full Post >
December 10, 2012
Common-Core Authors Say 'Literature Is Not Being Left By the Wayside'
The standards' authors respond to criticism that the new emphasis on nonfiction will crowd out great works of fiction. Read Full Post >
November 29, 2012
Citing Lack of Common-Core Alignment, Louisiana Poised to Delay Textbook Adoption
By guest blogger Stephen Sawchuk Louisiana is poised to reject every math and reading textbook submitted by publishers in its most recent adoption cycle, citing concerns that the materials are not fully aligned to the Common Core State Standards' expectations, state officials announced today. Tho... Read Full Post >
November 20, 2012
Legislative Advocacy Group Rejects Anti-Common-Core Measure
ALEC,an influential advocacy group with a conservative bent, has decided to remain neutral on the common core. Read Full Post >
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