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.
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.
Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) executive director Chris Minnich released the following statement today regarding President Obama’s announcement of the ConnectED initiative aimed at providing 99 percent of America’s students high-speed internet connectivity in their schools and libraries over the next five years.
Florida's graduation rate climbed 23 percentage points from 2000 to 2010 and currently stands at 72.9 percent, according to Education Week's Diplomas Count report. Its graduation rate for Hispanic students is nine points higher than the national rate at 77.1 percent.
The Kentucky Board of Education has approved new academic science standards for public education, including updates on evolution and climate change. The new standards will ask middle and high school students to consider human impacts on weather.
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.
With the adoption of the Common Core State Standards, states are now turning to the new Next Generation Science Standards. Alabama Superintendent of Education Tommy Bice says, "Are we going to look at those standards? Absolutely, we are."
This week in Chiefline: IES calls for applications for Common Core study; HHS calls for applications from states for school safety program.
This week in Chiefline: IES calls for applications for Common Core study; HHS calls for applications from states for school safety program.
The Next Generation Science Standards were finalized in April, and teachers across the United States have been working to integrate them into classroom instruction.
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