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A $400,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation will help the Michigan Department of Education develop a preschool student data system, which will enable real-time data sharing among state agencies to monitor student progress from pre-K through graduation and encourage participation in health and development programs, among other things.

Louisiana Superintendent of Education John White said that while the state's students and teachers have achieved significant classroom performance improvements, the shift has been a gradual one.

Less than 33 percent of New York students were found proficient in math and English under the new Common Core learning standards.

The U.S. Education Department will grant No Child Left Behind waivers to eight California school districts in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other locations, marking a direct relationship between the federal government and local school systems for the first time.

CCSSO has launched an iTunes U page that includes courses designed to help states and districts implement the Common Core State Standards. iTunes U is a section of the iTunes Store where users can download free educational course content from universities, non-profit education institutions, state education agencies, and K-12 organizations.

CCSSO is hosting a “Back to School” webinar on Monday, August 26 at 3pm ET focused on providing state education agencies with helpful information for reaching out to parents about the changes Common Core will bring to their children’s classrooms.

Colorado, Wisconsin, and New Mexico won the second round of the U.S. Department of Education's Race to the Top early-learning competition, and they are now receiving additional money because they already had early-learning plans supported by the department that were not fully funded.

As part of its $50 million federal Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge grant, Rhode Island plans to award $5 million to preschools, childcare centers, and family childcare providers throughout the year.

Michigan Superintendent of Public Instruction and State Board of Education Chair Michael Flanagan has been given the Distinguished Service Award by the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE).

Massachusetts will test the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) test, which will eventually replace the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment Systems, in 2014.