Current News

The Georgia Department of Education announced that it has developed courses for a new education model aimed at helping students find potential career paths.

California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson recently rolled out California's Common Core Summer, which will consist of two showcases to train teachers in the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS).

CCSSO is pleased to announce that enrollment is currently open for the 2013-2014 ICCS program year.

Chris Minnich, Executive Director of CCSSO, and Richard Laine, Education Division Director of the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices address the recent questions and concerns raised in the media and the policy community about the origin and implementation of the Common Core State Standards.

Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, co-chairman of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Initiative, says the standards were developed over a year-long process by state leaders from both parties, along with highly respected people from the business community and leading educators.

Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., and other firms are advancing a proposal that would require all Massachusetts public schools to teach computer science to help reduce their reliance on foreign workers to fill future programming and engineering jobs.

Speaking at a recent town hall meeting, Louisiana Superintendent of Education John White proposed streamlining the state's high school education to ensure students are better prepared for high-wage, high-growth jobs.

Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday says the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), which were adopted in 2010 as the Kentucky Core Academic Standards, have offered a number of positives for students.

The Kansas Board of Education has approved new multistate science standards for public schools. The standards will ensure students in K-12 engage in hands-on projects and experiments and that curriculum blends in material about engineering and technology.

Sixty-one percent of Iowa residents who responded to a poll regarding education reforms passed recently by Gov. Terry Granstad believe the reforms will improve achievement to some degree. The initiatives include raising starting salaries and adding new leadership positions for teachers.