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What Are the Real Motives Behind the Common Core State Standards? Let's Be Honest with Ourselves!

The 21st Century Principal

Today, there was this post on the Public School Forum of North Carolina website defending the Common Core. I am a skeptic about the Common Core, not because I do not believe in the need to have higher standards. The Common Core is "more rigorous than North Carolina''s previous standards."

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

Marketplace K-12

Pearson has been awarded a contract worth about $18.5 The new seven-month contract with Pearson was finalized using an emergency procurement process after the education department collaborated with the state’s central procurement office, according to a “Frequently Asked Questions” document the department released.

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Education Behemoth Pearson to Cut 4,000 Employees, 10 Percent of Workforce

Marketplace K-12

Pearson today announced that it is responding to rocky conditions and poor performance in international markets by laying off 4,000 workers and putting a greater focus on adaptive courseware and classroom products, as well as blended and online learning. Ramping Up Online Programs.

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An Update on What You Need to Know about ESSA

edWeb.net

Steve also addressed any confusion regarding the Common Core State Standards. ESSA did not replace the Common Core State Standards, and although the states are required to have standards, it prohibits the Department of Education from forcing the adoption of a particular set of standards.

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Can a Test Ever Be Fair? How Today's Standardized Tests Get Made.

Edsurge

Among those who have turned it into a livelihood are tutors, publishers like Pearson and Scholastic and printers. Moulton has worked in the field for about 15 years with a small family-run company called Educational Data Systems , which makes exams for local districts and high stakes tests for the state of California.

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Follett’s Lightbox finds approaches to learning for all teaching styles

The Cornerstone for Teachers

One of my favorite things about visiting schools is the incredible diversity of the teachers I meet. Mitch Coulter has worked for K-12 educational companies such as Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Pearson Education, and now at Follett holding various positions in editorial, marketing, professional development and training, and product management.

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Pearson, AFT Square Off Over Company’s Profits, Focus

Marketplace K-12

Pearson 1-year stock price chart, New York Stock Exchange, from Morningstar. Pearson 3-month stock price chart, New York Stock Exchange, from Morningstar. The American Federation of Teachers is pressuring Pearson PLC, the global education company, to conduct a business strategy review with an eye to becoming more profitable.

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