CCSSO will be hosting a webinar on Tuesday, July 9th at 3pm ET that explores local and state flexibility in the use of federal funds for college and career ready standards.
This week in Chiefline: CCSSO Hosts Webinar on State Flexibility for Using Federal Funding for College and Career Ready Standards Implementation
Chris Minnich, Executive Director of CCSSO, and Richard Laine, Education Division Director of the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices address the recent questions and concerns raised in the media and the policy community about the origin and implementation of the Common Core State Standards.
This week in Chiefline: CCSSO Hosts Webinar on State Flexibility for Using Federal Funding for College and Career Ready Standards Implementation
California's budget compromise not only revises how schools receive money but also will give them additional funding to implement new education standards.
The Kansas Board of Education has approved new multistate science standards for public schools. The standards will ensure students in K-12 engage in hands-on projects and experiments and that curriculum blends in material about engineering and technology.
Speaking at a recent town hall meeting, Louisiana Superintendent of Education John White proposed streamlining the state's high school education to ensure students are better prepared for high-wage, high-growth jobs.
Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, co-chairman of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Initiative, says the standards were developed over a year-long process by state leaders from both parties, along with highly respected people from the business community and leading educators.
Passing rates for the FCAT test among Florida students were stable, but performance on end-of-course exams improved, results that Florida Education Commissioner Tony Bennett calls a "mixed bag."
Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday says the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), which were adopted in 2010 as the Kentucky Core Academic Standards, have offered a number of positives for students.
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