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Do we need a ‘Common Core’ for data science education? 

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This is an edition of our Future of Learning newsletter. I’ve been reporting on data science education for two years now, and it’s become clear to me that what’s missing is a national framework for teaching data skills and literacy, similar to the Common Core standards for math or the Next Generation Science Standards.

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Five years after Common Core, a mysterious spike in failure rate among NY high school students

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Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Back in 2013, when New York was one of the first states in the nation to adopt Common Core standards and administer tougher tests, children’s test scores initially plummeted. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. A student in a high school just outside of New York City.

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Kids can learn more from guided play than from direct instruction, report finds

The Hechinger Report

They could learn just as much—or more— when it comes to literacy, numeracy and executive function skills critical to early academic success, according to a new review of 17 studies of play. The studies that were excluded did not fit the review’s criteria of assessing child learning and development outcomes.)

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STEMscopes Math Receives Top Rating from Learning List for Alignment to Common Core State Standards for Grades K-5

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HOUSTON – July 14, 2021 – STEMscopes Math from Accelerate Learning has received the highest rating from Learning List for alignment to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Mathematical Practices for grades K-5. In March of 2021, Learning List completed and published its review of STEMscopes Math for grades 3-5.

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In Texas, new math standards look a whole lot like Common Core

The Hechinger Report

The Texas standards aren’t the same as the Common Core State Standards, adopted by more than 40 states. It’s actually illegal to teach Common Core in Texas. to Common Core, the new math standards here are pretty similar to the standards the state rejected, experts say.

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Districts report ‘major problems’ finding Common Core resources

eSchool News

Years into Common Core, teachers lament lack of materials. The learning standards were new. Next page: The learning landscape, five years into Common Core implementation. The textbooks were not. So curriculum director Tammy Baumann and her team took the books apart, literally.

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Writing 2.0: Technology-Rich Approach to Common Core Writing

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Common Core writing requires students to create and publish writing online, and to interact and collaborate with others. Some of those ideas include: Instead of a research paper, students shared what they learned from research on the blog. Instead of a traditional book report, have them write a book review for Amazon.