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 >
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February 28, 2012
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 >
February 24, 2012
Common-Standards Rumblings in Utah and South Carolina
Bills questioning the common standards progress through the Utah and South Carolina legislatures. Read Full Post >
February 24, 2012
UPDATED: U.S. Ed Secretary Lambastes S.C. Anti-Common-Core Push
The progress of an anti-common-core bill in South Carolina sparks a public statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Read Full Post >
February 23, 2012
Senate Panel Votes Against S.C. Anti-Common-Standards Bill
A bill to halt common-standards implementation in South Carolina is voted down in a subcommittee, but will get a full committee hearing. Read Full Post >
February 23, 2012
Another Prediction of Common-Standards Failure
Washington Post education columnist Jay Mathews joins Brookings Institution scholar Tom Loveless in predicting the failure of the common-standards movement. Read Full Post >
February 22, 2012
New Research Finds Benefits From Alabama STEM Initiative
An Alabama STEM initiative is boosting student learning, a federal study concludes. Read Full Post >
February 17, 2012
S.C. Lawmakers Hear Testimony on Anti-Common-Standards Bill
Senators in South Carolina hear arguments on a bill that would bar implementation of the common standards. Read Full Post >
February 07, 2012
South Dakota Lawmakers Weighing More Debate on Common Standards
South Dakota lawmakers are considering forcing the state board of education to hold a second public-comment period on the common core standards. Read Full Post >
February 06, 2012
Close Reading: Are Educators Behind the Curve?
Close-reading isn't anything new, and it's amazing that more instructional leaders don't know about it and use it, a curriculum consultant argues. Read Full Post >
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