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

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Common Core Academic Standards Comparison Report 119

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.

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Common Core Elementary Assessment Academic Standards 40

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

I’m a big believer in online web-based curricula that can be accessed from any browser, any digital device, any location. Open Up Resources (OUR) is a series of free c ompetency-based Common Core-aligned curricula (math, ELA, and reading). To me, the growing popularity of web-based curricula is no surprise.

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Common Core Digital Citizenship Academic Standards Outcomes 175

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

According to the report, many maker educators believe “making can help students develop real-world skills” such as creativity, problem-solving acumen, critical thinking and perseverance, along with “dispositions associated with positive work and life outcomes.” Who are the people spearheading maker education? And what motivates them?

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Academic Standards Education Common Core Survey 60

Georgia Test Prep

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

These tests determine if the student has understood the curriculum as per state standards, because they are pegged to Georgia’s new academic standards, which are guided by the Common Core, a national consensus of what each child should learn in each grade level. Substantial academic support needed.

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Assessment System Course Academic Standards 53

eSpark

JANUARY 5, 2016

have expressed frustration with No Child Left Behind, an educational policy that has been derided by educators as placing too much emphasis on standardized testing and failing to address racial and socioeconomic achievement gaps. For over ten years, districts across the U.S. educational policy: College and Career Readiness. Blended Learning.

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Policies Blended Learning Education EdTech 40

MindShift

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Research has shown that a majority of the educators who teach English-language learners (ELLs) are creating their own instructional materials — often with little oversight — that don’t necessarily match the student’s grade level or the rigor required by state academic standards.

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Instructional Materials Survey Dropout Common Core 28