Not exact matches
Cheatham also said that Gov. Scott Walker's recent call to repeal the Common Core State
Standards in Wisconsin, and Republican legislators» efforts to do the same
during the
last legislative
session, are unhelpful distractions for the district, which has emphasized implementation of the
standards.
The group is part of an ongoing and massive $ 40 million
standards preparation effort that's been taking place across the Volunteer State for the
last three years,
during which more than 70,000 teachers have participated in multiple training
sessions.
Some limited restorative progress was made
during the
last session in the adoption of an A-F performance grading system for schools and districts tied to student achievement, but, true to form, most educators, administrators, and school boards have risen in opposition to this grading system and are working to overturn it or at least further water down its underlying
standards and rigor.