Sentences with phrase «like common core»

Like the Common Core standards in math and English language arts, the NGSS have attracted controversy in many parts of the county and, so far, only 10 states have formally adopted them.

On the other side is the National Catholic Educational Association — which has received over $ 100,000 from the pro-Common Core Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (The Gates Foundation is among The Hechinger Report's many supporters)-- arguing that just like public schools, Catholic schools would benefit from a common set of high standards like the Common Core.

Continue to teach like the Common Core If you're a veteran, you remember pre-Common Core pedagogy.

Still, things seemed to be falling into place, both in Kingsport, which secured about $ 1.6 million in Race to the Top funds to help with things like Common Core implementation, and statewide.

Their 2012 study also found that on average, states with standards more like the Common Core performed better on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, better known as the nation's report card.

Like the common core standards in English and math, the Next Generation Science Standards are a move back to a more holistic approach to educating kids, said Orange County Department of Education's Dean Gilbert, a member of the California team working with 26 other states to develop the standards.

Programs like Common Core would be much less of a concern if they were implemented on a school - by - school or district - by - district basis in competition with other curriculum plans; Common Core should be offered as a school choice option.

Our programming reinforces and enhances learning across all academic disciplines, is foundational to bullying prevention and intervention, and is integral to nationally recognized learning standards like the Common Core State Standards and 21st Century Learning Standards for success in a globally competitive workforce.

We could also establish an agreed - upon set of work skills — like the Common Core for career and technical education — but it would no doubt be slaughtered on the altar of local control.

Fourth, it looks like the Common Core is a back - door way for the federal government to exert tremendous influence over education.

And like the Common Core itself, much of the credit for the «Selling of the Common Core» goes to Bill and Melinda Gates and their Gates Foundation which has successfully bought up key constituencies and advocacy groups across the political spectrum.

Like the Common Core SBAC testing scheme that is being inflicted upon children in grades 3 - 8, the New SAT has been «aligned to the Common Core» and is intentionally designed to fail a large number of students.

Like the Common Core, the national standards focus on critical thinking and putting students more in charge of their learning.

... we must continue to implement consistent high standards like the Common Core across every classroom, every school, and every district in our state.

-LSB-...] Jay P. Greene's Bloghttp: / / www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO5sxLapAts It's amazing how some very smart people can commit billions of dollars and untold human effort to something like Common Core without having thought the thing through.

«It turned out that the teachers we talked to were just as concerned about the things that I worry about, like Common Core, teacher evaluation, testing, and the time constraints teachers face.»

I thought the intent of «New Math» was to provide deeper instruction just like Common Core.

What Coleman and the Education Reform Industry is not telling parents is that the NEW Common Core aligned SAT, like the Common Core Smarter Balanced Consortium SBAC test and other Common Core Testing schemes will include content that most students have not been taught.

And Ward said districts that like Common Core would be free to keep it.

They put a strong liberal arts curriculum in the center, like the Common Core, which is what we use in California.

Why, for example, focus on unsubstantiated ideas like the Common Core rather than do something that would really matter, such as improve instructional quality, reverse school funding cuts that are harming schools, or address the inequities and socioeconomic conditions that researchers have demonstrated are persistent causes of low academic performance?

The law replaced the No Child Left Behind Act, which like Common Core was focused on testing and a federal role in K - 12 education.

It's now obvious that advertising claims behind current education policies like the Common Core were never based on strong objective evidence.

We know he doesn't like the Common Core State Standards.

The bill «unfortunately continues to propagate the large and ever - growing role of the federal government in our education system — the same federal government that sold us failed top - down standards like Common Core,» Cruz, who didn't vote, said in a statement Wednesday.

Research supports the concept of student - centered approaches to learning, and it make sense that student - centric approaches to teaching are essential, particularly at a time of rigorous new state standards like the Common Core.

It comes down to whether the federal government will require states and districts that voluntarily accept federal funds to use their own money fairly, a crucial question as students and teachers are held accountable for meeting exacting new educational standards like the Common Core.

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.

At the same time, new educational policies like the Common Core State Standards, intend to increase the «college and career readiness» level of high school graduates through a set of «fewer, higher, clearer» standards.

Thanks to initiatives like the Common Core State Standards and Race to the Top, accountability requirements continue to be a reality for educators.

Over the past ten years or so, we've seen an enormous spike in demand and interest in PBL, particularly with the emergence of some of the new policies like Common Core, this shift toward 21st Century Skills.

Poll: Parents Don't Like Common Core, Testing Most Americans think public education is heading in the wrong direction, a new survey finds.

As schools try to provide professional development that builds teachers» expertise and to implement initiatives like the Common Core standards, they should discover how much expertise school librarians can offer.

Programs that require bureaucratic data entry, like Common Core and Educator Effectiveness, take away from precious lesson - planning time, he said.

Paul Toner, the president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, said that his union has seen much more interest in forums it's held on topics like the common core than on typical delegation meetings.

Like the Common Core test itself, the entire testing effort discriminates against poorer children, children who aren't fluent in the English Language and students who are not getting the special education services they need.

Here's an example of the high stakes: During the last election cycle, controversial initiatives like Common Core, charter schools, alternate route programs, vouchers and teacher tenure have all been on table for elected boards to consider in Louisiana and other states.

After my first year of teaching with Common Core standards, most all of the students would say that they did not like Common Core because it was so challenging but at the same time would say that they learned more about Math than ever had.

Standards Bottom line: No national standards like Common Core.

If he were to run for president, Christie «would face some challenges among the more conservative circles of our party... concerned about issues like Common Core and judicial activism,» Bill Gustoff, a member of the Iowa Republican Party's state central committee, said this month as Christie campaigned in the state that hosts the nation's first presidential nominating contest.

And there are plenty of conservatives who don't like Common Core, afraid that it is a federal takeover of education.

«If you don't like Common Core, you're not going to like a test based on Common Core standards,» Pope said.

Although there may be certain teachers leaving the profession in Illinois because of things like the Common Core (adopted in 2010) or new teacher evaluations (implemented in 2013), the data do not support the notion that waves of teachers are retiring because of these developments.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says new legislation will affirm that if schools like Common Core, they can keep it.

Some kindergarten and first grade teachers really like the Common Core.

We don't fund people to say, «Okay, we'll pay you this if you say you like the Common Core.»»

I'm talking about things like teacher licensing mandates, which researchers have long found do not improve teacher quality and traffic in disproven education fads (but do provide easy - access cash cows for state departments of education and teacher colleges since teachers are required to keep buying their products to maintain certification); ever - increasing testing and data - entry mandates; centralized curriculum mandates like Common Core; centralized teacher evaluation and ratings systems; and the massive data entry required to document things like student behavior problems and special education services.

Referring to opinion polls, he noted that most teachers like the Common Core standards and that those who are most familiar with them are the most positive.

Like the Common Core, ADP sought to close the gap between high school and the expectations of college and the workplace.

That means if Indiana decides not to adopt the Common Core, the state will still have to adopt new standards, and they might look a lot like the Common Core.