Sentences with phrase «common standards initiative»

Pressure by the Obama Administration, using the carrot of incentives (RTTT) and the stick of proposed penalties (denial of access to Title I funding), to induce states to sign on to the common standards initiative raises serious questions about further federal involvement in standards - setting and assessments.

And, possibly most curiously, despite Duncan's earlier warning that a state's unwise use of early ARRA funds would cause it to be tremendously disadvantaged in the RTTT competition, this issue only comprises 1 percent — 5 of 500 — of the total points available (by comparison, not signing on to the common standards initiative would cost a state 8 times the number of points).

However, he has high hopes for the common standards initiative underway in 48 states with the support of the Department of Education and many national educational organizations.

Not exact matches

Some barriers include the negative attitudes of women and their partners and family members, as well as health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding rates.

In the waning months of the Bloomberg administration, however, the iZone initiative, and schools like Global Tech — which have benefited from extra funding and support offered through the program — are being buffeted by a series of changes, from budget cuts to city - wide implementation of the Common Core state standards.

With concerns pouring in from parents, teachers, and students over the implementation of the Common Core Standards initiative in New York State, Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced the formation of a panel to review the rollout of the standards within the state.

Considering that these standards are one of the most significant educational initiatives of our time, the fact that fewer than half of Americans know about them — and that fewer than half of those recognize what is touted as one of the biggest benefits of the Core — is concerning, particularly since in many states there is a great deal of pushback against the Common Core right now.

«Shaping rigorous, world - class education standards» is one of the Hunt Institute's key initiatives, so it has done great work making the Common Core understandable.

The 2013 PDK / Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes Towards the Public Schools found that of those who had heard of the Common Core, 49 percent of respondents agree with the false statement that the initiative will create standards in all subjects, and 39 percent agree with the false statement that the Common Core was developed based on a blend of state standards.

Providing a more honest assessment of student performance was one of the goals of the Common Core initiative and the new tests created by states that are meant to align to the new, higher standards.

Another big goal of the Common Core initiative was to help states make the shift to «next generation» assessments — the kind that would encourage better teaching and learning in the classroom, tap the advantages of online testing, and remain faithful to the higher standards.

To motivate states to adopt Common Core standards, the U.S. Department of Education provided incentives in 2009 via its Race to the Top initiative.

One of the greatest challenges that the education community faces in implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) initiative is ensuring that the education workforce is ready to help students succeed under these new, higher standards.

Indiana, one of the early adopters of the Common Core Standards Initiative nearly four years ago, became the first state to drop the Common Core standards initiative yesterday following Governor Mike Pence's signing of a new legislation.

Part of the promise of the Common Core initiative was that the new standards would be joined by «next - generation» assessments — tests that match the intellectual demands of the Common Core, are harder to game, and actually deserve to guide classroom instruction rather than encourage mindless test preparation.

By creating a set of common expectations across states, the designers of the Common Core sought to protect the initiative from the inevitable political pressures that might lead policymakers to weaken the standards or the aligned assesscommon expectations across states, the designers of the Common Core sought to protect the initiative from the inevitable political pressures that might lead policymakers to weaken the standards or the aligned assessCommon Core sought to protect the initiative from the inevitable political pressures that might lead policymakers to weaken the standards or the aligned assessments.

It was not difficult for opponents to cast Common Core as a federal initiative, given 1) the Obama administration's use of RttT incentives (and later, waivers to NCLB requirements) to encourage states to adopt the standards and 2) the administration's funding of the consortia.

The Common Core standards initiative was launched in 2009 but by the time new tests aligned with those standards were rolled out 4 to 5 years later, there was mounting opposition to using those tests to evaluate teachers and schools.

While the Common Core initiative is actually a product of state cooperation, the 2014 Education Next survey found that 64 percent of respondents who had heard of Common Core believed that «the federal government requires all states to use the Common Core standards» (see «No Common Opinion on the Common Core,» features, Winter 2015).

The Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association set out to raise and unify K — 12 standards through the Common Core initiative.

So when it comes to one of the biggest education initiatives of our time, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), it is concerning that educators are not doing more to build awareness of, and support for, the standards among parents and families.

That lesson from No Child Left Behind, combined with the continued concern about America's economic competitiveness, set the stage for the current Common Core Standards Initiative — an initiative by state leaders now convinced that individual state silos are not the way to go when it comes to setting standards.

In this sense, the college - readiness standards for Pell are stronger than ever and will be even stronger if the Common Core State Standards initiative has its way with the high school diploma.

In fact, the Common Core isn't a national policy, though the federal Race to the Top initiative did provide encouragement and funding to states that adopted the standards.

Absent federal pressure, the Common Core standards would have been a voluntary initiative in 15 or 20 states, with far greater commitment from participating state officials.

The AFT also has been supporting the Common Core with an array of partners, including the AFT Innovation Fund and TES Connect, which is teaming up with the union to expand their joint Share My Lesson initiative — an online «digital filing cabinet full of materials, lesson plans and ideas, many aligned to the new standards,» Weingarten explained.

LANSING, MI — Michigan Republican Gov. Rick Snyder is standing behind Common Core school standards despite attempts by members of his own party to block implementation of the national education initiative.

When the Common Core State Standards were launched in 2010, former Los Angeles Unified superintendent Roy Romer announced his high expectations for the initiative: «The common standards will provide an accessible roadmap for schools, teachers, parents and students, with clear and realistic goals.&Common Core State Standards were launched in 2010, former Los Angeles Unified superintendent Roy Romer announced his high expectations for the initiative: «The common standards will provide an accessible roadmap for schools, teachers, parents and students, with clear and realistic goals.&common standards will provide an accessible roadmap for schools, teachers, parents and students, with clear and realistic goals.»

Forty - eight states and the District of Columbia have signed on to support the common - standards initiative.

An initiative spurred by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers, the Common Core State Standards have been adopted by forty - three states, but some have since announced major rewrites or replacements, leaving 30 states, plus the District of Columbia sticking to the standards.

The threat that Common Core poses lies not in the standards themselves but in the uses to which the initiative may be put.

She is also an opponent of the Common Core education initiative, which Trump often denounced at his rallies with promises of a «repeal,» though she initially supported the standards.

In spring 2009, the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) began work on the Common Core State Standards initiative, a state - led effort to establish a shared set of academic standards for English language arts and mathematics.

The Common Core standards were developed by a group of individual states as part of an initiative of the National Governors Association.

The Common Core State Standards initiative is a set of education standards formulated by the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association.

With Common Core state standards among the latest district and school reform initiatives to be supported in many states throughout the US, Cosner was called on to help Wisconsin school districts leaders consider how to productively harness this and other such policy initiatives at the district and school level.

They state that the initiative is about developing a set of standards that are common across states.

As with any educational initiative or strategy, the right Blended Learning model, used in conjunction with a digital curriculum, should deepen student understanding, critical thinking, and independent problem - solving capabilities as outlined in the Common Core and other standards documents.

With Pence's support, it becomes more likely Indiana will become the first to leave the Common Core initiative, though many others have taken a step back from national consortiums designing new tests aligned to the standards.

If legislation voiding the state's current academic standards passes, Indiana will be the first state to exit the Common Core initiative and write its own expectations for what students should know and learn at each grade level.

Yet Governor Malloy's ill - conceived «education reform» initiatives and the new Common Core standards and standardized testing mandate will require local communities to spend tens of millions of dollars of additional dollars that they do not have.

Indiana is on track to become the first state to pull out of a national initiative to share academic standards known as the Common Core.

«Common Core supporters argue that this started as a state - based initiative and still is because states can pull out of the standards,» writes Michelle Gininger, spokesperson for the Fordham Institute, in an email.

The irony is that in promoting the Common Core in its high - profile federal initiatives, the Obama administration may have blurred the line between where the state development ends and federal involvement begins and given some state leaders pause about adopting the very standards that were the goal in the first place.»

Indiana's top Republican lawmakers say it's time to move on from the Common Core standards initiative and write state - level expectations for students.

This spring, as Indiana lawmakers debated whether to leave the Common Core initiative, students in neighboring Kentucky were taking new state tests aligned to the nationally - crafted academic standards.

The fact that the foundation not only funded — directly and indirectly — such a large percentage of the development of the standards but also the validation and some implementation measures has raised concerns about the ethics and desirability of a single private entity being able to influence a public initiative of the Common Core's scope.

Project Look Sharp is a media literacy initiative of Ithaca College that develops and provides lesson plans, media materials, training, and support for the effective integration of media literacy with critical thinking into classroom curricula at all education levels, including integration with the new common core standards.

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who described overall performance as modest, credited those particularly large gains in some states to the introduction of the new, more rigorous «Common Core» standards and other initiatives the Obama administration has promoted, including new teacher evaluations.

Mercado and Hill will support the association's common core initiative to advance understanding and implementation of the common core state standards in targeted states and districts nationwide, and will be based in the association's Alexandria, Va., headquarters.