According to a recent New York Times editorial, parents of New York students should not be nervous or angry about the assessments being used to assess Common Core achievement among students because they are meant to improve student reasoning skills.
Alaska has joined the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, says the State Department of Education and Early Development.
Minnesota Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius and Gov. Mark Dayton have approved the new social studies standards developed and unanimously approved by a committee of 46 K-12 and post-secondary educators, business and government representatives, and parents.
New York State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. has announced the release of the latest video in the state’s ongoing Common Core Assessment Video Series.
The Alabama Board of Education recently approved the ACT Aspire standardized test as a way to measure student progress in grades 3-8, and the test will be administered in August 2013.
Speaking at the Cape Henlopen School District's recent board of education meeting, Delaware Education Secretary Mark Murphy discussed the state's implementation of the Common Core State Standards. "This work defines a path for our students and educators to have success," he said.
The Next Generation Science Standards, publicly unveiled on April 9, will reshape the focus and delivery of science instruction in U.S. schools by emphasizing depth over breadth, providing students with a foundation of essential knowledge and the ability to apply that knowledge through scientific inquiry and the engineering and design process.
Indiana Superintendent of Public Education Glenda Ritz said recently that she supports early childhood education, even though the state is only one of 11 without dedicated funding for preschool. About 50 percent of Indiana's students start kindergarten without any early childhood education.
On April 4, New York Education Commissioner John King Jr., described the new tests for English Language Arts (ELA) and math that students in grades 3-8 will take as challenging. He said the new assessments will require students to engage in deeper analysis of written texts and demonstrate a thorough understanding of math concepts.
High school teacher Jessica Keigan says Common Core presents an opportunity to transform teaching and learning. She says the standards provide a number of opportunities for collaboration, including the use of virtual networks like the Center for Teaching Quality's Collaboratory.
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