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Study analyzes NAEP, Common Core math alignment

eSchool News

The study, the second in a series of three examining the relationship between NAEP and the Common Core State Standards in math, was conducted by 18 math educators, supervisors and mathematicians convened by the NAEP Validity Studies Panel (NVS), an independent panel charged with examining issues related to the validity of the NAEP assessments.

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More than five years after adopting Common Core, Kentucky’s black-white achievement gap is widening

The Hechinger Report

At Dunn Elementary, kids who are struggling get extra time with second-grade teacher Sarah Bowling. The second-graders in Sarah Bowling’s class at Dunn Elementary were on a scavenger hunt to find “arrays.”. Related: Common Core ignores underprivileged students — and testing will lead to more achievement gaps.

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Closing gap for immigrant students under Common Core in Kentucky is a moving target

The Hechinger Report

As is often the case, there was singing going on in Room 2 of Kenwood Elementary one Friday afternoon. Strong language skills are key as part of the state’s Common Core standards. “I would buy a plane with my two dollars,” said one girl, whom Ogbe congratulated for putting together a nine-word sentence.

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PROOF POINTS: Inside the latest reading study that’s getting a lot of buzz

The Hechinger Report

The first was that elementary school students who attended “Core Knowledge” schools – which teach young children a broad core curriculum in many subjects – were better readers. In early April 2023, I started getting emails and messages urging me to take a look at a fresh reading study in Colorado.

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The Reading League Journal – The Perfect Storm: Mississippi’s Momentum for Improving Reading Achievement

ExcelinEd

In 2011, 78% of 4th graders scored below proficient in reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). In addition to this legislation reform, the Common Core State Standards had been adopted as the Mississippi College and Career Readiness Standards in 2010. Go big or go home. One thing was certain.

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18 Distance Learning Tools with Sound Privacy Practices

Graphite Blog

Privacy policies are notoriously difficult to read, often filled with legal jargon that seems to require a law degree to understand. This is why Common Sense Education, with the help of our Privacy Program and its more than 250 district partners, provides privacy ratings on the learning review pages of hundreds of popular edtech products.

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What Is Competency-Based Learning, Why Does It Matter?

The CoolCatTeacher

Middle school points down to elementary. Elementary points to kindergarten. Even assessment changes with competency-based learning. This is an important conversation to share with curriculum directors, policy makers, and those looking to level up past standards to competencies. And kindergarten blames the parents.