The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 12, 2020
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.
Edsurge
MAY 30, 2018
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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EdTechTeam
APRIL 24, 2017
With the Common Core State Standards launching in 2009 and textbook publishers having to recreate their curriculums, many districts were left with their teachers having to come up with their own curriculum that met the new state standards. Ann-Marie Skaggs has been teaching elementary school in the San Francisco Bay Area since 2005.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 7, 2017
A group of sophomore boys weaving baskets in an art class wish their school assigned more tests instead of oral presentations. Students, many living in poverty, can check in with each other and with a teacher who stays with their “pod” (as the school calls each group) from ninth grade until senior year. Photo: Sarah Garland.
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 6, 2016
In Rachael McIlvaine’s eighth-grade science class at West Middle School here, a chatty but focused group of three takes turns closing their eyes, dipping a plastic spoon into a foil roasting pan and fishing for M&M’s, trying to capture as much candy as they can. KANSAS CITY, Kan. — They’re kind of nasty,” remarks one student. “I
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 11, 2018
In 2005, Lee co-founded NAAP to offer summertime musical theater programs to schoolchildren in Chinatown. Asians were also the group least likely to be cast in roles that did not call for a specific race. Related: Theater helps English language learners master Common Core: But can it close the achievement gap?
MindShift
MAY 25, 2015
Read more about Common Core. But as states have begun rolling out the Common Core standards, integrating the arts has become more challenging — even for schools like Soulsville. Soulsville opened with only sixth-graders in 2005, then added a grade each year until its first graduating class in 2012.
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