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Passing rates for the FCAT test among Florida students were stable, but performance on end-of-course exams improved, results that Florida Education Commissioner Tony Bennett calls a "mixed bag."

California's budget compromise not only revises how schools receive money but also will give them additional funding to implement new education standards.

CCSSO will be hosting a webinar on Tuesday, July 9th at 3pm ET that explores local and state flexibility in the use of federal funds for college and career ready standards.

Recent backlash for the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) on radio talk shows and internet blogs has prompted Renee Schoof of the McLatchy Washington Bureau to examine some of the common misconceptions associated with the Common Core, and address the opposition that has become a “rallying cry” of the Tea Party and other prominent conservatives.

CCSSO, iNACOL, SETDA and the NAESP will host a webinar titled Using Open Educational Resources (OER) to Empower Collaborative Learning Communities on Wednesday, June 19 from 4:00-5:00pm, ET.

According to a new analysis from the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, the graduation rate for America's public schools in 2010 was close to 75 percent, rising nearly two full percentage points from the previous year and eight points in the last decade.

U.S. Senate Education Committee Chair Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) introduced a bill that would replace the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law with requirements that states adopt their own standards, a move that is underway in 37 states granted waivers from the U.S. Department of Education.

New York State Education Commissioner John King, Jr., has imposed a new teacher evaluation system on New York City schools to bring the district into compliance with state law.

New Jersey Education Commissioner Chris Cerf has proposed regulations to require would-be teachers to have a college grade point average of 3.0, or the equivalent of a B average.

Massachusetts Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester is touting the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) tests that will replace the MCAS beginning in the 2015-16 school year.