A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

This year, they have decided to rely instead on what NASSP members have reported as the issues that keep principals up at night, such as Common Core implementation, new teacher evaluation models, and dropout prevention and graduation rates. The success of Ignite 2013 relies on your active participation.

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Dropout Conference Social Media Common Core 231

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2018

Achievement First was responding to what co-founder Dacia Toll describes as a wake-up call in 2013. The charter network’s New York students had scored below expectations on the new, more challenging Common Core tests. On “rounds,” Cayer presents them with scenarios to act out.

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Robotics Learning Report Common Core 90

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2014

Updates Partner Spotlight Partner Announcements Calendar of Events Deadlines Highlighted Recordings NMC Navigator Top Ten Conversations Final Notes Updates Last Week for "Reinventing the Classroom" Presentation Proposals. The Common Core opens the door for innovative teaching techniques to ensure students are college and career ready.

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Conference Digital Citizenship Libraries Common Core 51

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Since 2013, when the school switched to its skills-based curriculum, Juarez has seen gains in graduation rates and college acceptance that seemed unlikely for a school that had been on academic probation since 1996. The results have been dramatic. A student who got an A was assumed to have learned something.

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Report Competency Based Learning Common Core System 93