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Enrollment Open for Implementing the Common Core Standards (ICCS) Program

CCSSO is pleased to announce that enrollment is currently open for the 2013-2014 ICCS program year.

 

Chiefline 6.25.13

This week in Chiefline: TILSA releases Test Security Guidebook; ICCS announces enrollment for 2013-14 program year.

 

Chiefline 6.25.13

This week in Chiefline: TILSA releases Test Security Guidebook; ICCS announces enrollment for 2013-14 program year.

 

TILSA Announces Release of New Publication Focused on Test Security

CCSSO’s Technical Issues in Large-Scale Assessment State Collaborative (TILSA) today announces the release of a new publication titled TILSA Test Security Guidebook.

 

Georgia Schools to Use Career-Oriented Education Model

The Georgia Department of Education announced that it has developed courses for a new education model aimed at helping students find potential career paths.

 

Tennessee Holds Teacher Training on the Common Core State Standards

The Tennessee Department of Education has launched the state's largest-ever training for educators who will help implement the Common Core State Standards in math and English.

 

CCSSO Statement on College- and Career-Ready Assessment Transition Flexibility

CCSSO issued the following statement today in response to a letter from Arne Duncan, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, regarding flexibility for the transition to college- and career-ready assessments.

 

Indiana Schools Superintendent Glenda Ritz Outlines Plans

Speaking at the Indiana Youth Institute's Postsecondary Counseling Institute, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz outlined two initiatives to improve the state's school improvement model and reorganize school guidance programs.

 

State Schools Chief Kicks Off California's Common Core Summer

California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson recently rolled out California's Common Core Summer, which will consist of two showcases to train teachers in the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS).

 

Teachers Receive More Training on Common Core Standards

The Louisiana Department of Education recently held a training session for 2,000 teacher leaders on the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). These teachers were selected by their districts to train their colleagues and reach out to parents.