The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 28, 2017

Government Accountability Office found the percentage of all schools with racial or socio-economic isolation grew from 9 percent to 16 percent from 2001 to 2014. Breaking up black school boards has more to do with disrupting black power than implementing a proven strategy to improve academic achievement. That’s horrific enough.

Policies 80

Policies Academic Standards Groups Report 80

Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

These tools help us identify and then address -- through intervention or enrichment -- individual students' needs around each of the major academic standards. This isn't a new story: even PCs, which were widely available in classrooms by 2001, rarely had a real impact on classroom instruction. So, what can be done?

EdTech 120

EdTech Blended Learning Khan Academy iPad 120

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Primary and secondary schools have prioritized college preparation since the federal No Child Left Behind Act was passed in 2001, when states demanded K-12 schools adhere to rigid academic standards.

Company 111

Company Academic Standards Report Secondary 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2018

Annual testing of students became a federal requirement after 2001, and that sometimes affected instruction. states adopted new, more demanding academic standards in the 2010s, and there have been widespread reports about the difficulties in changing instruction in the classroom. Policy changes may play a role too.

Education 111

Education Common Core Report Academic Standards 111

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

More recently, widespread changes in academic standards, like the adoption of the Common Core standards and concern over low reading scores , further increased the rigor of kindergarten to the point that it has been referred to as “ the new first grade.” They had taken out all the fun to make it more academic,” Turtzo said.

Common Core 145

Common Core Report Elementary Study 145

Georgia Test Prep

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

These tests determine if the student has understood the curriculum as per state standards, because they are pegged to Georgia’s new academic standards, which are guided by the Common Core, a national consensus of what each child should learn in each grade level. What’s in store for the 2020-21 school year.

Assessment 53

Assessment System Course Academic Standards 53

TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 9, 2015

This can mean that it’s often easier to assess something other than an academic standard than it is knowledge of the standard itself. Further, language development, lexical knowledge (VL), and listening ability are all related to mathematical and reading ability ( Flanagan 2006 ).

Assessment 40

Assessment Data Academic Standards Study 40