Sentences with phrase «common core academic»

The roll - out of the Badger Exam — which was known as the SmarterBalanced Assessment before it was renamed by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI)-- is aligned with the Common Core academic standards.

NSBA strongly urges Congress to provide maximum authority and flexibility to the states in implementing Common Core academic standards.

Bill Gates called the Common Core academic standards a «very basic idea» to set national standards for what students should know at various grades.

Hat tip to StateImpact Florida for highlighting an explainer on the new Common Core academic standards in this month's Harvard Education Letter.

The state's move to remove test scores from teacher ratings came amid growing public outcry against Common Core academic standards used in the state exams.

State changes included implementing higher admission standards for teacher preparation programs, improving ways to test content knowledge, and developing higher - quality student teaching experiences.100 A separate report from NCTQ focused on states» progress toward aligning teacher preparation programs to new Common Core academic standards.

Like Indiana, Florida is one of 46 states on track to adopt the new Common Core academic standards.

Despite the setback, students will still only be taking tests aligned to the current Common Core academic benchmarks.

This is critical because the board has not only approved the Common Core academic standards but has directed its staff to implement a new set of tests linked to those standards.

Arizona's top education official says the state should stick with implementing the Common Core academic standards but rename them and act independently of other states that helped develop them.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan apologized this evening for using «clumsy phrasing that I regret» when talking about opponents of the Common Core academic standards.

A commission charged with making changes to the state's Common Core academic standards is facing a very elemental question: how will it get the money it needs to complete its work?

Members of a state commission have identified their top priorities for revising the Common Core academic standards used for North Carolina's public school students.

It calls for the termination of the Common Core academic standards and an end to the government collection of student data, which has generated concerns among activists on the right and the left.

This shift in support was most pronounced among Republicans, where 71 percent of people supported «academic standards,» but only 27 percent supported «Common Core academic standards.»

A state commission reviewing the Common Core academic standards for public school students met for the first time on Monday.

The Senate voted 33 - 12 on Thursday for a bill that would likely get rid of most — if not all — of the Common Core academic standards.

Dillon reported that it had developed and promoted common core academic standards that have been adopted in 45 states in recent months.

The resistance comes as most states roll out new tests aligned to the Common Core academic standards and as Congress struggles to rewrite the federal law that has defined the role of testing in schools for the past decade.

House and Senate negotiators have agreed on a bill that could replace parts — if not all — of the Common Core academic standards in North Carolina.

Governor Pat McCrory has signed a bill designed to review and potentially replace the Common Core academic standards.

The numbers were based on the results of The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium tests, administered to students in the third through eighth grades and the 11th grade and tied to the Common Core academic benchmarks that went into effect last year.

WASHINGTON — Students, parents and teachers have long lamented the hours that kids spend taking standardized tests, especially since the introduction of the Common Core academic standards.

JACKSON, Miss. — Educators across Mississippi say the already - lagging state will «move backwards» if Gov. Phil Bryant and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves throw out the Common Core academic standards and create new ones.

The state announced today that Los Angeles Unified will receive about $ 113 million over the next two months to implement the new Common Core academic standards.

The academic content and performance standards adopted by the state board, including how the programs and services will enable ELs to access the common core academic content standards and the English language development (ELD) for purposes of gaining academic content knowledge and English language proficiency.

Just a few weeks ago, The Grade ran a column about the potential spread of disinformation in education journalism that's already been documented on hot - button issues like the Common Core academic standards.

Kindergarten and first grade students are already receiving instruction aligned to the new Common Core academic standards.

The «pause» in Indiana's rollout of the nationally - crafted Common Core academic standards would stretch into yet another year if state lawmakers adopt legislation filed this week.

But to come up with those descriptions, Fall and Kelley had to put their heads together and put the Common Core academic standards into layman's terms.

The nation's largest teachers union is pulling back on its once - enthusiastic support of the Common Core academic standards, labeling their rollout «completely botched.»

EDMOND, Okla. — Educators in this Oklahoma City suburb jumped into action when state leaders in 2010 adopted the Common Core academic standards that were sweeping states across the country.

Gov. Bobby Jindal on Friday vetoed a bill that many had seen as an endorsement of the Common Core academic standards.

Emerson Elementary School fourth - grader Evie Strigel, 9, describes how similes and metaphors helped her understand «The Little Mermaid» in a lesson algined to the Common Core academic standards in this December 2014 file photo.

The recent pushback over social - emotional standards also has included a wariness of collaborative work across state lines, an attitude that contributed to the state's decision to scrap the Common Core academic standards for math and reading in favor of «homegrown standards» that Tennessee will roll out in 2017.

She also said Holtz gave no indication as superintendent that the district should not be matching curriculum to the Common Core academic standards.

Most of the states that first endorsed the Common Core academic standards are still using them in some form, despite continued debate over whether they are improving student performance in reading and math.

But it's not known how much class time students spend preparing for tests that became mandatory, starting in third grade, under the George W. Bush - era No Child Left Behind law and are a flashpoint in the debate over the Common Core academic standards.

Directly at issue was a motion put forth by State Board member Brad Oliver that would allow the staff from Pence's agency, the Center for Education and Career Innovation, to use their budget to bring in experts to advise the panel as it reviews the Common Core academic standards.

The House passed a nearly identical bill in 2013, but discontent with the Common Core academic standards and concerns about federal government intrusion have grown, and conservatives have said they want to get more out of an education bill in the newly Republican - controlled Congress.

It's the second hearing in a three - part legislative review of new Common Core academic standards.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz would like to see a thorough review of the new Common Core academic standards in 2013.

Further doubt was cast Tuesday on California's ability to meet a mandated August 2 deadline for adopting new common core academic standards in math and English language arts developed through a national consortium.

Sen. Scott Schneider, R - Indianapolis, talks with Sen. Tim Skinner, D - Terre Haute, during a summer legislative hearing on the Common Core academic standards.

A proposal calling «timeout» on Indiana's rollout of the Common Core academic standards in the state's classrooms cleared its first legislative hurdle Wednesday.

We noted last week Indiana General Assembly members were working on a compromise that would allow further discussion about the state's adoption of the Common Core academic standards.

The State Board of Education adopted a resolution supporting a mandatory legislative review of new Common Core academic standards at its July meeting.

While Kansas officials cited cost as their reason for exiting, political turmoil over the new, multistate Common Core academic standards has played a role in other states» decisions to back out.

Bush and other GOP governors have offered support for Common Core academic standards, but Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney says he doesn't want federal dollars going to implement the new curriculum.

State education officials say they're waiting until after a mandatory legislative review of the Common Core academic standards.