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School Leadership in the Common Core Era

A Principal's Reflections

Check out their book titled Beyond Core Expectations: A Schoolwide Framework for Serving the Not-So-Common Learner published by Corwin. Michael Fullan, 2002, p. In our attempt to identify these youngsters, we hope to better serve them through our advocacy for a school-wide framework to support their learning needs.

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OPINION: The Opt Out movement is gaining ground, quietly

The Hechinger Report

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. Moreover, the movement has yet to form an advocacy arm that calls for specific changes and a reform agenda.