Current News

The latest Education Trust report found that Maryland students made a 12-point gain on fourth grade reading scores between 2003 and 2011 based on NAEP scores.

The Kansas Department of Education is seeking a grant from the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) to study implementing CCSSO's 10 recommendations for improving the teaching profession, such as simplifying the licensing process for out-of-state teachers.

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, and Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor said the state will seek authorization from the U.S. Department of Education to provide public school districts with new flexibility on statewide standardized tests.

Chiefs and education experts will gather in Kohler, Wisconsin to collaborate and identify areas of commonality that will drive the future of CCSSO’s advocacy and programmatic work.

California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson says he will recommend that the State Board of Education adopt the proposed Next Generation Science Standards, which aim to provide all students with the science skills they need to compete for jobs after graduation.

According to the long-term National Assessment of Educational Progress results, U.S. elementary and middle-school students have made sizable gains on national math and reading tests in the past four decades, but high-school students have made none.

Three-year federal school improvement grants totaling over $27 million were distributed by the Tennessee Department of Education to 17 of the lowest-performing 5 percent of schools in the state.

CCSSO has released a new resource titled Standards for Educational Leaders: An Analysis, written by Mary Canole (CCSSO) and Michelle D. Young (UCEA).

The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) issued another round of school classifications on July 2.

Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Janet Barresi has announced that the state will withdraw from testing through the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), which is aligned with the Common Core standards.