I suggest five strategies that can be implemented in early learning classrooms and beyond, to support children's long - term success with rigorous learning standards. (edutopia.org)
All states had to develop rigorous learning standards and assessments of student performance, and individual schools are required to be on a path leading to universal proficiency by 2014. (educationnext.org)
In the era of high - stakes national, state and local accountability, and with the advent of common core standards and NCLB, teachers across the nation face the daunting task of ensuring mastery of increasingly rigorous learning standards in increasingly diverse classrooms. (sunburst.com)