The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2016

Since Kentucky became the first state to adopt the Common Core in 2010, the achievement gap between students with disabilities and their nondisabled peers has widened slightly – despite sweeping expectations the more rigorous standards would help eliminate disparities in academic performance. Reframing expectations.

Common Core 53

Common Core Education Tablets Academic Standards 53

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2016

In last year’s statewide Common Core-related PARCC test, just 24 percent of the students at Esteves’ school met grade-level expectations in reading and writing, a category called English language arts and literacy. In general, I think the common core approach is the right one,” wrote Shanahan in a blog.

Common Core 40

Common Core Elementary Assessment Academic Standards 40

TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 9, 2015

Educators often wonder how they are going to meet all the demands of Common Core. One important point is that the standards require more depth and less breadth. Meeting these standards can be done by doing less, not more. Less Is More: 4 Strategies To Streamline Your Curriculum. by Renee Rubin , Ed.D., Less is more!

Common Core 40

Common Core Strategy Elementary Assessment 40

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Students are referred by residential drug-treatment programs, school districts, or parents desperate for help. Drug use, suspensions and expulsions have put many students here far behind academically. The standard is what’s appropriate,” Mr. Kain says. “If Related: More grandparents are raising grandchildren.

Report 64

Report Meeting Study Data 64

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

More recently, widespread changes in academic standards, like the adoption of the Common Core standards and concern over low reading scores , further increased the rigor of kindergarten to the point that it has been referred to as “ the new first grade.”

Common Core 145

Common Core Report Elementary Study 145

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2018

VIRTUAL LEARNING/VIRTUAL SCHOOL Usually refers to a class or a school where all the content and process of learning are online. STANDARDS-BASED LEARNING Tying instruction to certain standards agreed upon as the goals for what students should know at various ages or grades in school (standards often set by the state).

Competency Based Learning 75

Competency Based Learning Common Core Personalized Learning Study 75