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“It’s unfair” special education students lag behind under Common Core in Kentucky

The Hechinger Report

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.

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Teacher tricks: Grading & assessment

Neo LMS

In addition, the federal government has made attempts to standardize the curriculum across US schools through the introduction of the Common Core, a set of “high-quality academic standards in mathematics and English language arts/literacy”. Till next time.

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An Expanded Definition of Student Success

Digital Promise

Serving a population with over 30 percent “complex learners”, Brooklyn Lab identified four drivers of the school’s success that are complemented by the platform: Talent, Mastery of Rigorous Standards, Personalization, and Positive Youth Development.

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Less Is More: 4 Strategies To Streamline Your Curriculum

TeachThought - Learn better.

Less Is More: 4 Strategies To Streamline Your Curriculum. 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. by Renee Rubin , Ed.D.,

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Why Efforts to Improve Teacher Productivity and Efficiency May Not Pay Off

Edsurge

But these decisions that impact districts, schools and teachers increasingly align with strategies set from above, with state and national policy makers shaping priorities through carrots (like funding) and sticks (licensing and accreditation requirements).

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Looking to Ditch Traditional Grades? Here’s How to Get Stakeholders On Board

Edsurge

We’re doing things that are a little radical but still grounded in academic standards. . He says at Two Rivers, they’ve rooted evaluations in standardsCommon Core, Next Generation Science Standards—and that helps gets teachers invested. Some people need that data.”. That teachers can get behind.”.

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Tennessee Gives Pearson ‘Emergency’ Test Scoring Contract, Seeks New Vendor

Marketplace K-12

Among the factors the department is considering in the selection of a new vendor for next year are an assessment provider that can: Develop quality content aligned to the state’s academic standards; Track records of administering large-scale assessment via paper and an online platform, and.

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