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

The Hechinger Report

The decline has accelerated, and results from the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) have pushed the state into the “learn-from-our-mistakes” category. 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.

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U.S. education achievement slides backwards

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Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. This was not the first drop in national test scores since the biennial test, called the National Assessment of Educational Progress or NAEP, was first administered in the early 1990s. Every state has its own annual assessments but they vary in difficulty and how they are scored. Related: U.S.

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Third indication U.S. educational system is deteriorating

The Hechinger Report

Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report. Both fourth- and eighth-grade students posted declines on the math section of the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Chadwick said the increase in poverty and the erosion of the middle class, particularly since the 2008 recession, are making it harder to teach reading.

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National test scores reveal a decade of educational stagnation

The Hechinger Report

Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Since the biennial test, called the National Assessment of Educational Progress or NAEP, was first administered in the early 1990s, student achievement, particularly in math, steadily improved until the late 2000s, then flatlined. . We must do better for all children.”

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OPINION: This high-poverty district learned to think differently about teaching and learning

The Hechinger Report

Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report. The district aligned curriculum, instruction and assessment to meet learning standards recently adopted by the state and modeled on the Common Core state standards. percent in 2008-09 to 84.9 A student raises her hand in a Louisiana high school class.

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@Quizizz : Say Goodbye to Worksheets and Crosswords

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Jon’s core PL skills are focused on 1:1 deployment, Common Core, Project Based Learning, social media skills and Lesson Design. Jon was the co-designer of Minarets High School , which originated as a GAFE, 1:1 Macbook and PBL based high school in 2008 and has been named an Apple Distinguished School three times.

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How little is too little money for schools?

The Hechinger Report

They were also given a common planning period to discuss student progress and problems and consider ways to make lessons more rigorous and engaging. There were people who really didn’t believe the reports,” he said. In the 2008-09 school year, Cynthia Lane was chief financial officer. “We Graduation rates rose from 52.5