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One state tried algebra for all eighth graders. It hasn’t gone well

The Hechinger Report

Between 2000 and 2005, the share of U.S. California mandated its plan in 2008 but reversed course in 2010 after a court-ordered postponement and pressure to adopt the Common Core standards, which recommended that eighth graders take pre-algebra, not algebra. competitiveness, went the thinking.

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OPINION: How top charter schools became an ‘afterthought’ in one state

The Hechinger Report

In 2005, the Bay State became the first to have its students score tops in the nation in reading and math at both grade-levels tested on NAEP. In 2010, the Commonwealth ditched English and math standards that were a model for other states in favor of weaker national standards known as the Common Core. points each year.

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Khan Academy’s New ‘Teacher Aid’ Tool Goes for a Test Drive in Southern California

Edsurge

Most people associate Khan Academy with online videos, and that’s largely what it has been since 2005 when founder and CEO Sal Khan began recording instructional clips from his closet to help his cousin better understand math. But that’s slowly starting to change.

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How Can a Student Be ‘Proficient’ in One State But Not Another? Here Are the Graphs

Edsurge

She also sees a massive uptick in the number of states raising overall standards between 2013 and 2015, crediting state affiliation with groups like PARCC and Smarter Balance for the rise, organizations that acknowledge being influenced by Common Core State Standards.

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Designing Curriculum around Big Ideas

MIND Research Institute

Traditional curricula have focused on one particular strand of mathematics (or one domain within the Common Core) at a time. Charles (2005, p. Standards are treated as a checklist to be addressed one at a time. In recent decades, the concept of “ big ideas ” has come to the forefront in math education, among other disciplines.

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21st Century Literacy, Communication, and Blogging

wwwatanabe

2005; Leu, Zawilinski, et al., 21st Century Learning blog Common Core Professional Development' The Internet has changed what it means to be literate because communication; writing; and how we retrieve, share, critically evaluate, and synthesize information includes digital fluency, which requires a new set of skills.

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A Timeline of Social Studies Education in America

Edsurge

Source Information: 1820s ; 1898 ; 1960 ; 1916 ; 1921 ; 1929 / 1929 ; Late 40s - early 50s ; Late 50s - early 70s / Late 50s - early 70s ; 1965 ; 1980s ; 1983 ; 1994 ; 1999 ; 2001 ; 2005 ; 2010 ; 2013 ; 2012 - 2018 / 2012 - 2018 ; 2020.

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