The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2016

Strong language skills are key as part of the state’s Common Core standards. Those standards, designed to get students college and career ready, place an emphasis in part on deeper learning and communicating complex ideas – something that poses a challenge for many students whose primary language isn’t English.

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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.” Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2021

I have devoted my 44-year career at the Council to improving education for children in the nation’s cities and fighting for equity and the critical resources our urban schools need to help the students they serve meet the highest academic standards and become successful and productive members of society.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Researchers also asked respondents to share how many students in their maker clubs or classes hail from underrepresented groups in STEM fields. Another challenge for teachers is the need for more professional development and help in connecting maker activities to curriculum and academic standards.

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Academic Standards Education Common Core Survey 60

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2018

curriculum market shifted towards purchasing materials aligned materials to Common Core and state academic standards, the organization began building new offerings based on these U.S. The group brought in Gregg Fleisher to take over as CEO on Jan. office adapted it for use by American students. Later, as the U.S.

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Kaplan Common Core Education Company 81

MindShift

MAY 25, 2015

Read more about Common Core. Arts advocates argue that music, drama and art classes are critical for a well-rounded education (and Brown says music should be considered an academic course). By Alan Richard, The Hechinger Report. This community emerged as an artistic beacon and symbol of black-owned businesses and success.

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Common Core Academic Standards Course Report 28

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2018

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. More than 40 states embraced the “Common Core” while additional states adopted similar standards.). Then, nearly all U.S.

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Education Common Core Report Academic Standards 111

Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Teachers can send group announcements to classes or families, and they can send individual private messages through the built-in messaging system , which will also send notifications when students complete work, depending on setting choices. How can teachers use Google Docs with Seesaw?

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

But while the original title of the image (and the collection of ideas it illustrate) works well, looking at it more closely, it was dominated by technology use–less about planning and learning models and teaching strategies and grouping activities or unit planning templates, and more about technology.

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Technology Common Core Academic Standards iPad 40

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

“Instead of going back to your old group of friends, who are going to encourage you to go back to drug use, you’re now in a completely different environment of support,” Carpenter says. Drug use, suspensions and expulsions have put many students here far behind academically. Photo: Austin Haeberle.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 23, 2016

The new language supports the rights of parents to opt their children out of standardized tests, demand more oversight of charters and oppose evaluating teachers using their students’ standardized test scores. “We

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Education Policies Common Core Academic Standards 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2019

Many recited numbers up to 30 by memory, meeting a new academic standard that Mississippi adopted for kindergarteners amid the rollout of Common Core Standards. With the success they’ve [state pre-K groups] shown, my gosh — you’re talking about return on your money,” he said.

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MindShift

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Research has shown that a majority of the educators who teach English-language learners (ELLs) are creating their own instructional materials — often with little oversight — that don’t necessarily match the student’s grade level or the rigor required by state academic standards. Those statistics recently prompted the U.S.

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Instructional Materials Survey Dropout Common Core 28

The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2018

Small-group math work at Prairie Oak Elementary in Berwyn North School District 98 where, two years ago, just 14 percent of third-graders were able to do grade-level math. Children sat together in small groups at tables and on the floor with large sheets of paper and markers spread out between them. BERWYN, Ill. —

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How To Common Core Elementary Report 89

MindShift

JULY 9, 2018

Although Illinois adopted Common Core standards in 2010, Berwyn North, a kindergarten through eighth-grade district with 3,084 students , had not yet incorporated the standards when Ayala and her new assistant superintendent, Amy Zaher, were hired in 2012. It’s not just about teachers teaching.

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