Khan Academy to Focus on Common-Core Math With Private Grant
A $2.2 million grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust will help Khan Academy expand offerings to help teachers and students with the common-core math standards. Read Full Post >
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May 20, 2013
May 17, 2013
Common-Core Testing Consortium Hires Tech Director
Brandt Redd, formerly of the Gates foundation, has been named chief technology officer at the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium. Read Full Post >
May 15, 2013
N.Y. Chancellor Tisch Sends Conflicting Message to School Leaders
N.Y. State Chancellor Meryll Tisch wrote an article about how NY State cannot slow down the implementation of the Common Core but she sent a very conflicting message. Read Full Post >
May 14, 2013
Asia in Your Classroom
I present a handful of resources that can be utilized by secondary history, physical geography, and visual arts teachers wishing to add more Asian content into the classroom. Read Full Post >
May 10, 2013
Comment Deadline Looms for Test Accommodations Manual
Some learning disability advocacy groups have said that the draft manual developed by the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers is too restrictive. Read Full Post >
May 10, 2013
Algebra 2 Pushback Turns Up in Michigan With House Measure
A measure approved by a Michigan House panel would make Algebra 2 an optional course for high school graduation. Read Full Post >
May 07, 2013
English-Language Learners, Common Core, and Literacy
Two members of the Understanding Language initiative at Stanford University will present resources and strategies for teaching the common core in English/language arts and literacy to English-learners. Read Full Post >
April 26, 2013
A Closer Look at ELL Assessment Group Led by Oregon
ELPA 21 is an 11-state group working to design new English-language proficiency assessments that are tied to the Common Core State Standards. Read Full Post >
April 25, 2013
Averill Park Central School District Returns the Focus to Instruction
More and more school boards of education are passing resolutions to send a message to state education departments that the over-focus on high stakes testing needs to end. Read Full Post >
April 24, 2013
Alabama Anti-Common-Core Bill Dies; Rhetoric Turns Bizarre
The Alabama Senate has killed a bill that would have required the state to drop the Common Core State Standards. Read Full Post >
