California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson says the graduation rate for students who started high school in 2008 and graduated in 2012 was 78.5 percent, up 1.4 percent from the previous year.
Here’s what the Common Core State Standards do: They simply delineate what children should know at each grade level and describe the skills that they must acquire to stay on course toward college or career readiness. They are not a curriculum; it’s up to school districts to choose curricula that comply with the standards. The Fordham Institute has carefully examined Common Core and compared it with existing state standards: It found that for most states, Common Core is a great improvement with regard to rigor and cohesiveness.
Career-counseling and shop classes have decreased in Minnesota high schools, contributing to what higher education officials and employers call a skills gap.
This Oklahoman editorial says theories that the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) initiative is federal interference in education are wrong, as the standards were created by governors and state education officials with the help of the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers as part of an effort to establish a single set of clear, rigorous educational standards for K-12 in English language arts and mathematics.
More than 700 teachers have been selected by the Tennessee Department of Education to help their peers transition to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) by leading five weeks of summer training sessions for math, English/language arts, and literacy standards.
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has introduced new Common Core State Standards (CCSS) to establish consistent learning goals for all students and better prepare them for college.
The Virginia Board of Education has adopted revised high school graduation standards for students with disabilities so that they can remain on track to earn diplomas, even as the state eliminates the Modified Standard Diploma.
The dropout rate among New Hampshire high school students inched up slightly to 1.26 for the 2011-12 academic year, up from 1.19 percent in 2010-11 and 0.97 percent in 2009-10.
Rhode Island Education Commissioner Deborah Gist says the new Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) test, which could replace the NECAP exam in the 2014-15 school year as the state's standardized test, will prepare high school students for life after school.
Georgia Schools Superintendent John Barge signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korean Vice Minister of Education Ha Tae-Yun on March 25 to create a cultural exchange program.
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