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Chiefline 5.15.13

This week in Chiefline: Louisiana chief calls for federal streamlining; Hawaii prepares more students for college.

 

More Hawaii Public School Students Gearing Up for College?

Hawaii P-20 Partnerships for Education and the State Department of Education have issued College and Career Readiness Indicators reports that show improvements among public school students throughout the college-readiness pipeline.

 

Chiefline 5.7.13

This week in Chiefline: Student Achivement Partners revamps their website; Arts Education Partnership releases a bulletin on the crossover between Common Core and the arts; Communications Directors set to convene next week in New Orleans.

 

CCSSO to Host Communications Directors and Common Core Policy Leads in New Orleans

CCSSO will host the Communications Directors Network and Implementing the Common Core Standards meetings next week in New Orleans, Louisiana.

 

Chiefline 5.7.13

This week in Chiefline: Student Achivement Partners revamps their website; Arts Education Partnership releases a bulletin on the crossover between Common Core and the arts; Communications Directors set to convene next week in New Orleans.

 

Georgia Leaves No Child Left Behind

Georgia Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Barge recently unveiled the state's new accountability system, the Georgia College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI), which will replace No Child Left Behind's Adequate Yearly Progress measurement.

 

Missouri Revising Standards for Early Childhood Education

Missouri is pushing to promote early childhood education by revising its early learning standards to clarify the expectations for programs serving students under age 5.

 

Assembly Committee Approves New Testing System

Legislation sponsored by California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson was approved by the Assembly Education Committee and sent to the Assembly Appropriations Committee for consideration. Assembly Bill 484 would establish the California Measurement of Academic Performance and Progress for the 21st Century to replace the Standardized Testing and Reporting system.

 

West Virginia Receives High Marks for Pre-Kindergarten Support

West Virginia was recognized for its efforts to increase pre-kindergarten resources in the National Institute for Early Education Research's "State of Preschool 2012" report. The state increased per pupil pre-K funding by $10 million in 2011-12 to about $6,000 per child, compared to the national average of $3,841.

 

Why I Support the Common Core Reading Standards

After attending a two-day conference with David Coleman, president of the College Board and chief architect of the Common Core State Standards, Liberty University English professor Karen Prior was no longer skeptical of the standards' potential to boost literacy and improve reading skills among U.S. grade-school students.