Sentences with phrase «academic standards adoption»
A critical component of the academic standards adoption life cycle, which includes the development, review, and adoption of academic standards, is also the implementation of those standards.
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If anyone has earned the right to vent her spleen over Common Core it's Sandra Stotsky, who played a leading role in Massachusetts's adoption of some of the nation's strongest pre-CCSS academic standards, along with associated curriculum frameworks and teacher - licensing regulations.
As of February 2011, seven states — Alaska, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Texas, and Virginia — have yet to sign on to the adoption of national academic standards and tests.
Parents see adoption of common academic standards as a step forward for education by 72 percent to 22 percent.
One of the most ambitious educational improvement projects in recent years was the adoption of new, more rigorous college - and career - ready academic standards by more than 40 U.S. states.
Notable, too, is the positive attention paid to — and adoption elsewhere of — New York State's pioneering efforts to supply its teachers with curricula aligned to the Empire State's (Common Core) academic standards.
Academic standards aren't new, he points out — though involving the state legislature in their adoption is.
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.
«I believe that Alabama would be wise to retain its own 2009 academic standards in English Language Arts and in Mathematics, and to rescind its 2010 adoption of the Common Core standards.
Since 2009, Pioneer has led the campaign against Common Core national education standards and federal control of K - 12 education policy, publishing a series of reports showing that the state's adoption of national standards weakens the quality of academic content in Massachusetts» classrooms, and raising serious questions about the legality and the costs of Common Core.
Since this adoption, several states have withdrawn from using CCSS in favor of developing their own academic standards.
In his report, Yeado writes that teachers are encountering a number of structural changes to their job, including the adoption of new academic standards, new state assessment exams, accountability metrics, and performance - based compensation in some districts.
The proposed legislation, which hits the House floor this afternoon, would have two key effects: prohibit the possibility of engaging in a new, substantial mechanism to compare NC students» academic performance with that of students in other states; and authorize the creation of a review commission composed of parents, educators, and other stakeholders to review alternative standards and recommend them for adoption.
Although Indiana was one of CCSS» first adopters, Indiana's Gov. Mike Pence signed a law that banishes Common Core, but doesn't prohibit adoption of academic standards that look very similar to CCSS.
With the adoption of our Kansas College and Career Ready Standards (KCCRS), we've seen a narrowing as everyone is focusing their professional learning on these higher academic standards.
Sen. Dick Brewbaker's resolution that passed the Senate but was not brought to a vote in the House «encourages the State Board of Education to take all steps it deems appropriate, including revocation of the adoption of the [Common Core] initiative's standards if necessary, to retain complete control over Alabama's academic standards, curriculum, instruction, and testing system.»
The most obvious example of this is through states» adoption and implementation of academic standards and assessments that align with the knowledge and skills students need to enter credit - bearing coursework in college.
Title I, Part A, Sec. 1111 of the law declares, «The Secretary shall not attempt to influence, incentivize, or coerce State adoption of the Common Core State Standards... or any other academic standards common to a significant number of States, or assessments tied to such standards.»
Title VIII, Part F, Sec. 8526A stipulates, «No officer or employee of the Federal Government shall condition or incentivize the receipt of any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, the receipt of any priority or preference... upon a State, local educational agency, or school's adoption or implementation of specific instructional content, academic standards and assessments, curricula, or program of instruction.»
Stand Louisiana supported the adoption of high - quality academic standards and aligned assessments by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
We worked to improve the standards - adoption process to make the new academic standards as strong as possible.
NSBA supports state - led development and voluntary adoption of common academic standards that ensure U.S. public school students are prepared for college and careers.
-- A State retains the right to enter into a voluntary partnership with another State to develop and implement the challenging State academic standards and assessments required under this section, except that the Secretary shall not attempt to influence, incentivize, or coerce State --(1) adoption of the Common Core State Standards developed under the Common Core State Standards Initiative or any other academic standards common to a significant number of States, or assessments tied to such standards; or (2) participation in such partnerships.
With the goal of simplifying compliance with this new regulation and of eventually helping to drive worldwide adoption of digital signatures, Adobe today announced the launch of the Cloud Signature Consortium, a group of industry and academic organizations coming together to build an open standard for cloud - based digital signatures across mobile and the web, so that anyone will be able to digitally sign documents from anywhere.