Edsurge

MAY 30, 2018

When No Child Left Behind passed back in 2002, Congress enthusiastically proclaimed that 100 percent of American students would be proficient in reading and math by 2014. This is a surprising achievement given how states have historically bucked national standards alignment propositions.

Common Core 137

Common Core Comparison Assessment Trends 137

Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2017

What’s striking is that this success story has occurred against the backdrop of so many major high-profile education initiatives floundering across the nation—Common Core and accountability come to mind—and amidst significant political turbulence in the Tar Heel state.

Broadband 146

Broadband Policies Company Common Core 146

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Standardized testing is a common feature in K-12 schooling in the United States, with federal legislation requiring since 2002 that states test virtually all children in grades 3-8 in mathematics and English language arts. New York state is the epicenter of what is known as the “Opt Out” movement.

Common Core 111

Common Core Advocacy Policies Survey 111

eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2021

In June 2021, Casserly will step aside from this role and become a strategic advisor to CGCS through 2024.

Common Core 94

Common Core Academic Standards Education Instructional Materials 94

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

In the early 2000’s basal reading programs were rebranded as “core reading programs” and given the stamp of approval by many state agencies, which labelled many of them “research-based.” For example, the Common Core Standards for grades K-5 require students to be familiar with a range of text types from diverse cultures and time periods.

Libraries 123

Libraries Common Core Strategy Meeting 123

MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

The consequences of failing can include sanctions for schools and teachers, and even school closure, and now the standards are more rigorous with 40-plus states having adopted the Common Core State Standards.

Personalized Learning 28

Personalized Learning System Common Core Learning 28

MindShift

MAY 23, 2016

I felt like they cared for me,” said Martha Hernandez, who graduated in 2002 and is now a social worker. One after another, these young women, who had all graduated from an urban high school serving many kids living in poverty, described how math class made them feel safe, heard and able to express their ideas without fear. “I

Groups 52

Groups Training Common Core Classroom 52

TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Common Core) for individual students. Rather than an outcomes-based and standards-driven approach, it instead seeks local accountability, new knowledge types, and overtly “human” learning models. Individualized Learning. The customizing of universal content (e.g., Informal Learning.

Technology 40

Technology Learning BYOD Digital Citizenship 40

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

For instance, researchers use Common Core of Data to access demographic information about schools, such as the number of English learners or the number of special-education students. Scrapping programs could remove important sources of data.

Assessment 157

Assessment Common Core Case Study Training 157

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

As a set of policies, accountability was instantiated in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, reauthorized as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2002, and reinforced by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015. It’s weaponized already, of course. None of this surveillance plays out equitably.

Data 40

Data Technology Education Software 40