The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 12, 2020
In 1993, Massachusetts enacted a bipartisan education reform law that gave schools a massive infusion of state money in return for high academic standards and accountability. Academic standards were the next to go. In the decade before the Common Core was implemented, Massachusetts NAEP reading scores rose by 0.25
Edsurge
AUGUST 23, 2019
Additionally, Sphero says it has more than a thousand lessons and activities that are aligned to Common Core and other state academic standards for math and computer science. Students making and tinkering with littleBits. Source: littleBits) Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Edsurge
AUGUST 1, 2018
Multiple former Reasoning Mind employees however confirmed to EdSurge that the nonprofit underwent several rounds of layoffs throughout 2017, which affected several dozen staff. As the layoffs began in spring 2017, former employees say it became clear that finding a buyer was likely the best way to keep Reasoning Mind’s products alive.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 9, 2018
Fourth-graders didn’t improve in 2017 in either subject. The average performance of the nation’s fourth- and eighth-graders mostly held steady in math and reading from 2015 to 2017, now marking a decade of stalled educational progress, according to the results of a test released Tuesday. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
Drug use, suspensions and expulsions have put many students here far behind academically. While Massachusetts high schools adhere to the relatively tough Common Core academic standards, at Independence Academy the priority is on meeting students where they are. The standard is what’s appropriate,” Mr. Kain says. “If
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 8, 2020
The $26-million school opened in 2017 with a central goal: to make kindergarten here more playful and joyful. Kindergarteners must be able to write several sentences about a specific topic and draw a related picture, while pre-Common Core, they were only expected to draw a picture and write a single sentence.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 8, 2018
In 2017, the education research firm Eduventures issued a report about 175 institutions with some level of CBE, even if just a course or two. All 50 states have standards for their students to meet — most use, at least in part, the Common Core standards. Hundreds more say they are considering such programs.
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