The recent vote by the California State Board of Education to adopt a recommended list of high-quality math instructional materials marks a pivotal moment—and a historic opportunity—to strengthen math learning for the state’s 5.5 million public school students.
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Sustained Declines Demand Sustained Action The 2025 NAEP results released yesterday confirm a harsh reality: academic losses in math are…
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The Collaborative for Student Success is proud to announce the launch of WeAreAllSolvers.org—a new digital home for…
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March MATHness: Revisited Our Three Expert Judges Reflect on Leading Math Efforts, One Year Later The 2024 March Mathness competition…
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Latest “Honesty Gap” Analysis Shows Parents Continue to Be Misled About Student Academic Performance Only Two States Eliminated “Honesty Gap” in 2023-2024…
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New Report Provides Roadmap for Education Leaders to Grow Parental Support for Statewide Assessments Washington, DC – A new report released today by…
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The 2024 NAEP mathematics results are out, and they come at a pivotal time for education. Following historic and concerning declines in math…
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Update: AssessmentHQ Updated with 2023-24 State Assessment Scores in Reading, Math Latest 3-8 Assessment Results Reveal Modest Improvements…
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Parent Support for Assessments Grows When K-12 Leaders Show How Data Helps Schools and Students Study shows strong…
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CHAMPIONSHIP Millions of college sports fans have filled out their NCAA March Madness brackets. They’ve calculated their favorite team’s chance of…
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Urgent Action Needed in the States to Reverse K-12 Math Crisis Governors’ State of the State Addresses Show…
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Update: Assessment HQ Updated with 2022-23 State Assessment Scores in Reading, Math Latest K-8 Assessment Results Show Majority…
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Many states have laws aimed at improving literacy, but few are putting the same weight behind targeting math instruction. A recent study…
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Historic declines in math performance among America’s students mean educators are looking for evidence-based resources, tools, and programs to drive…
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As schools work to address historic declines in student learning, a growing chorus of educators, parents, and advocates say it’s…
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Join host Jim Cowen and guest Shalinee Sharma, CEO and Co-Founder of Zearn, as they ask what it will take to make…
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Join Amanda Aragon of NMKidsCAN and Jim Cowen of the Collaborative for Student Success for a discussion on how they fought for…
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Join 2022 Colorado Teacher of the Year Autumn Rivera for a look into the magic of her classroom. Autumn joins Collaborative Director…
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The US can no longer laugh off the ‘bad at math’ mentality | The Hill United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak …
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The Collaborative spotlights the innovative Learner Engagement and Attendance Program being leveraged in 15 Connecticut school districts to address chronic…
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Update: New Assessment HQ Update Underscores Urgent Need to Get Students on Track in Reading, Math …
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Statement on Sept. 30 Pandemic Recovery Spending Deadline On Monday, October 3rd, 2022, Collaborative for Student Success Director Jim Cowen…
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Collaborative Director Jim Cowen – Statement on NAEP 2022 Long-Term Trend Results On Sept. 1, 2022, Jim Cowen, executive director…
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On January 26, 2022, Collaborative for Student Success Director Jim Cowen released the following press release for the launch of a…
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On March 17, 2022, the Collaborative for Student Success sponsored the Future of Education virtual summit hosted by the Hill newspaper. The…
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On March 24, 2022, Collaborative for Student Success Director Jim Cowen released the following press release for the update of AssessmentHQ to…
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On January 26, 2022, Collaborative for Student Success Director Jim Cowen released the following press release for the launch of a new…
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On October 18, 2021, Collaborative for Student Success Director Jim Cowen released the following statement in response to the release of results from…
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On September 27, 2021, Collaborative for Student Success Director Jim Cowen released the following press release for the launch of new platform…
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On September 1, 2021, Collaborative for Student Success Director Jim Cowen released the following statement in response to the release of the…
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Request Seeks Equitable, Innovative Path Forward Contact: Josh Parrish, jparrish@forstudentsuccess.org WASHINGTON – A group of 15 civil rights,…
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This spring, top education officials from Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee joined Assessment HQ’s Dale Chu for a discussion on using state assessment…
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Every Friday, the Collaborative shares the Round Up – a collection of news and commentary on the latest regarding high-quality academic standards,…
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Tracking National and State Discussions About Reopening Schools, Addressing Learning Loss, and the State of Education Following the COVID-19 Pandemic. Since the…
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Every Friday, the Collaborative shares the Round Up – a collection of news and commentary on the latest regarding high-quality academic standards,…
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Every Friday, the Collaborative shares the Round Up – a collection of news and commentary on the latest regarding high-quality academic standards,…
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Tracking National and State Discussions About Reopening Schools, Addressing Learning Loss, and the State of Education Following the COVID-19 Pandemic. Since the…
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Every Friday, the Collaborative shares the Round Up – a collection of news and commentary on the latest regarding high-quality academic standards,…
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Every Friday, the Collaborative shares the Round Up – a collection of news and commentary on the latest regarding high-quality academic standards,…
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Every Friday, the Collaborative shares the Round Up – a collection of news and commentary on the latest regarding high-quality academic standards,…
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Every Friday, the Collaborative shares the Round Up – a collection of news and commentary on the latest regarding high-quality academic standards,…
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On April 27, 2021, Jim Cowen, executive director of the Collaborative for Student Success, published the statement below in response to a…
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Every Friday, the Collaborative shares the Round Up – a collection of news and commentary on the latest regarding high-quality academic standards,…
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Tracking National and State Discussions About Reopening Schools, Addressing Learning Loss, and the State of Education Following the COVID-19 Pandemic. Since the…
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Every Friday, the Collaborative shares the Round Up – a collection of news and commentary on the latest regarding high-quality academic standards,…
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Every Friday, the Collaborative shares the Round Up – a collection of news and commentary on the latest regarding high-quality academic standards,…
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Tracking National and State Discussions About Reopening Schools, Addressing Learning Loss, and the State of Education Following the COVID-19 Pandemic. Since the…
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Every Friday, the Collaborative shares the Round Up – a collection of news and commentary on the latest regarding high-quality academic standards,…
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TENESSEE EDUCATION COMMISSIONER PENNY SCHWINN: “When we are able to measure student growth and learning through statewide assessments, we are able to…
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Every Friday, the Collaborative shares the Round Up – a collection of news and commentary on the latest regarding high-quality academic standards,…
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Tracking National and State Discussions About Reopening Schools, Addressing Learning Loss, and the State of Education Following the COVID-19 Pandemic. Since the…
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Every Friday, the Collaborative shares the Round Up – a collection of news and commentary on the latest regarding high-quality academic standards,…
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Every Friday, the Collaborative shares the Round Up – a collection of news and commentary on the latest regarding high-quality academic standards,…
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Tracking National and State Discussions About Reopening Schools, Addressing Learning Loss, and the State of Education Following the COVID-19 Pandemic. Since the…
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ARIZONA GOVERNOR DUCEY: “Parents should have a basic understanding of how their school delivered for their children during this unprecedented year.”…
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Every Friday, the Collaborative shares the Round Up – a collection of news and commentary on the latest regarding high-quality academic standards,…
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Tracking National and State Discussions About Reopening Schools, Addressing Learning Loss, and the State of Education Following the COVID-19 Pandemic. Since the…
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Every Friday, the Collaborative shares the Round Up – a collection of news and commentary on the latest regarding high-quality academic standards,…
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On February 23, Jim Cowen, executive director of the Collaborative for Student Success, published the following statement on the U.S. Department of…
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Every Friday, the Collaborative shares the Round Up – a collection of news and commentary on the latest regarding high-quality academic standards,…
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Tracking National and State Discussions About Reopening Schools, Addressing Learning Loss, and the State of Education Following the COVID-19 Pandemic. Since the…
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Parents, teachers, and policy makers need a complete and objective picture of how each student is doing academically during the COVID-19…
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Every Friday, the Collaborative shares the Round Up – a collection of news and commentary on the latest regarding high-quality academic standards,…
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On February 3, 2021, Jim Cowen, executive director of the Collaborative for Student Success, published the below statement following the Senate confirmation…
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Teachers, parents, policymakers, and advocates all need a complete and consistent picture of how students fared during disruptions caused by the…
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Every Friday, the Collaborative shares the Round Up – a collection of news and commentary on the latest regarding high-quality academic standards,…
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Tracking National and State Discussions About Reopening Schools, Addressing Learning Loss, and the State of Education Following the COVID-19 Pandemic. Since the…
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Every Friday, the Collaborative shares the Round Up – a collection of news and commentary on the latest regarding high-quality academic standards,…
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Every Friday, the Collaborative shares the Round Up – a collection of news and commentary on the latest regarding high-quality academic standards,…
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Tracking National and State Discussions About Reopening Schools, Addressing Learning Loss, and the State of Education Following the COVID-19 Pandemic. Since the…
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As the pandemic continues to disrupt learning across the nation, a growing chorus of education and civil rights organizations, business leaders, and…
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Every Friday, the Collaborative shares the Round Up – a collection of news and commentary on the latest regarding high-quality academic standards,…
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Recently, the Collaborative for Student Success and EducationCounsel spoke with representatives from major statewide summative assessment vendors to learn more about how…
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Every Friday, the Collaborative shares the Round Up – a collection of news and commentary on the latest regarding high-quality academic standards,…
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Tracking National and State Discussions About Reopening Schools, Addressing Learning Loss, and the State of Education Following the COVID-19 Pandemic. Since the…
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Every Friday, the Collaborative shares the Round Up – a collection of news and commentary on the latest regarding high-quality academic standards,…
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Tracking National and State Discussions About Reopening Schools, Addressing Learning Loss, and the State of Education Following the COVID-19 Pandemic. Since the…
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Tracking National and State Discussions About Reopening Schools, Addressing Learning Loss, and the State of Education Following the COVID-19 Pandemic. Since the…
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The expert peer panel recently released a brief highlighting the most promising practices observed in their analysis of district plans. This…
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As school districts across the country braced themselves for the immensely complicated task of preparing reopening and recovery plans amid a global…
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As teachers and administrators begin to work with students in a physical classroom or virtual setting, support will need to go beyond…
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The COVID-19 related school closures this spring, and now the need to safely reopen schools in the fall, have brought into stark…
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In June, ten predominant Colorado education organizations authored a letter to state leadership highlighting the importance of diagnostic assessments as students…
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On July 9, 2020, Jim Cowen, executive director of the Collaborative for Student Success, published the following memo illustrating the strong support…
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Amid an unpredictable pandemic, uncertainty around schools reopening, and attempts by a few states to begin waiving standardized assessments for the 2020-21…
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Identifying how much academic ground America’s students have lost due to school closures will be a central issue for educators and parents…
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There’s value in using diagnostic assessments to gauge where students stand academically when the new school year starts, panelists told Dale Chu,…
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The role of assessments when schools reopen was the key topic on June 16 as Dale Chu, author of Assessment HQ’s Testing…
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The Collaborative for Student Success sent a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos today, June 9, 2020, informing her that more…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 5, 2020) – Yesterday, the Collaborative for Student Success, along with nine organizations representing the education and civil rights…
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On April 21, 2020, Jim Cowen, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, released the following statement. A new report…
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Amid the Coronavirus pandemic, schools across the country are closed and may remain so for the rest of the academic year. While…
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Stimulus Bill Spurs Action Among Education and Civil Rights Groups WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 1, 2020) – Yesterday, the Collaborative for…
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On March 20, 2020, Jim Cowen, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, released the following statement. The Collaborative for Student…
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On Feb. 11, 2020, Jim Cowen, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, released the following memo ahead of the Florida…
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We are excited to introduce our first Featured Friend of the year – the National Council on Teacher Quality. With literacy being…
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A Statement from Jim Cowen, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success Yesterday, on the…
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Faltering Reading Results from Latest NAEP Release Spur Action WASHINGTON (November 12, 2019) – Today, the Collaborative for Student…
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We are excited to introduce this week’s Featured Friend – the Data Quality Campaign. The Data Quality Campaign (DQC) is a national…
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A Statement from the Collaborative for Student Success Today (October 30, 2019), the independent benchmark test called the National Assessment…
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The Congressional Military Family Caucus recently hosted its annual summit at the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center in…
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The Collaborative is trying something new. We’re taking some space to highlight and uplift some of the incredible work being done by…
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On Friday, August 23, 2019 Jim Cowen, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, published the following memo on a recent…
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Message from Jim Cowen, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success Today, the Collaborative for Student Success launched…
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Assessment HQ Will Provide Greater Transparency to Facilitate Student Growth Washington, D.C. (August 14, 2019) – Today, the Collaborative…
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Most kids look forward to the day that school is let out for summer vacation as much as they look forward to…
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Sometimes the so-called “national months” of this or that cause are, let’s face it, can feel somewhat trite. They can seem so…
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It’s been nearly ten years since states began adopting the Common Core State Standards and over that time a majority of states…
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High academic standards are helping states level the playing field for all students, and results from assessments aligned with those standards show…
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Let’s do an exercise. Think of this sort of like a privilege walk, in blog form. There’s no one here to judge…
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Henry Ossian Flipper paved the way for other African Americans to serve at the nation’s oldest military academy—and chipped away at the…
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Mrs. Brown was my fourth-grade teacher. Before now, I don’t think that I’ve ever thanked her, partially because I was in fourth-grade…
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While the government may have been shut down over the past few weeks, the strong performance by students in Washington, DC…
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I started teaching fresh out of college. I was enthusiastic, passionate, and ready to put myself on the line in the fight…
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Last week Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham took steps to fulfill her campaign promise to end the use of PARCC as New…
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To kickoff the New Year, we want to highlight voices that have played a role in ensuring that all students have access…
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Military-connected kids typically attend multiple schools, in many different districts and locations. Those changes can be tough, which is why we want…
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While the temperatures in Arizona have begun to drop for the winter, there’s one thing that’s still on the rise: k-12…
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What do bubble wrap, light bulbs and Band-Aids all have in common? They were invented in New Jersey! But you don’t have…
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A year ago, the Collaborative for Student Success released a comprehensive expert evaluation of the fifty accountability plans states…
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California is a place to dream big—an encouraging message spread through the state’s tourism department. The good news for Californians is that…
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Community and advocacy stakeholders should play an important role in state education policymaking. In fact, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires…
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The Military Student Identifier – introduced under the Every Student Succeeds Act, presents a powerful opportunity for states to better help our…
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A message from Jim Cowen, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, to our partners and friends: Why Do We Still…
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America has spoken: high standards are here to stay. This year’s Education Next and Phi Delta…
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Photo by Allison Shelley Many kids in America have the privilege of having a parent that takes a daily interest in their…
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On April 10, 2018 Jim Cowen, executive director of the Collaborative for Student Success, published the following memo on the recently released National Assessment…
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In the spirit of Women’s History Month, we are continuing our celebration by honoring another great public-school teacher, Jennifer Henderson. Ms. Henderson,…
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Many people across the U.S. freely admit they don’t feel comfortable with numbers and equations. Phrases like “I’m not a math person,” are…
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Every child has the potential to accomplish whatever they put their mind to, but some students’ lives outside of the classroom lack…
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For Women’s History Month we are honoring modern-day leaders within the public-school system whose contributions have helped shaped their community for the…
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The Incredibles 2 trailer that has been making the rounds has sparked discussions about a seemingly new villain: math…
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Despite a national push on diversifying the the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) professions, minorities, particularly African Americans, are still underrepresented.
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Have you ever taken a look around your classroom, home, or office and noticed the many historical technologies that make your everyday…
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When our kids are learning how to read, we’re so excited to have them practice reading every chance we get. Street signs,…
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On November 6, 2017 Jim Cowen, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, published the following memo on a recent survey released by…
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Recent coverage of a RAND Corporation report has emphasized teachers’ support for academic standards, while also leaning into their…
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On Monday, September 18, 32 states will submit their ESSA plans to the U.S. Dept. of Education (Alabama and Texas…
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Great books stand the test of time. These books share stories of adventure, mystery, creativity, and even hope. For many, these books sparked…
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On August 28, 2017 Jim Cowen, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, released the following memo on the results of the Phi…
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When the Collaborative, along with Bellwether Education Partners, released Check State Plans, we were glad to…
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On August 15, 2017 Jim Cowen, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, released the following memo on the results of Education…
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August 8, 2017 On Wednesday, the First State came in first again. The U.S. Dept. of Education approved Delaware’s plan to improve…
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Across the country, states are working on their plans for how they’re going to improve education and set up…
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July 18, 2017 New Hampshire is developing a new plan to improve education across the state. The state’s vision will address ideas…
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July 18, 2017 New York is developing a new plan to improve education across the state. The state’s vision will address ideas…
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July 18, 2017 Ohio is developing a new plan to improve education across the state. The state’s vision will address ideas for…
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July 18, 2017 Washington State is developing a new plan to improve education across the state. The state’s vision will address ideas…
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July 18, 2017 Wisconsin is developing a new plan to improve education across the state. The state’s vision will address ideas for…
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July 18, 2017 California is developing a new plan to improve education across the state. The state’s vision will address ideas for how…
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July 18, 2017 Florida is developing a new plan to improve education across the state. The state’s vision will address ideas for…
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July 18, 2017 Iowa is developing a new plan to improve education across the state. The state’s vision will address ideas for…
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July 18, 2017 Idaho is developing a new plan to improve education across the state. The state’s vision will address ideas for…
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July 18, 2017 Indiana is developing a new plan to improve education across the state. The state’s vision will address ideas for…
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July 18, 2018 Kentucky is developing a new plan to improve education across the state. The state’s vision will address ideas for…
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July 18, 2018 Missouri is developing a new plan to improve education across the state. The state’s vision will address ideas for…
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July 18, 2017 Mississippi is developing a new plan to improve education across the state. The state’s vision will address ideas for…
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July 18, 2017 North Carolina is developing a new plan to improve education across the state. The state’s vision will address ideas…
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July 18, 2017 Alabama is developing a new plan to improve education across the state. The state’s vision will address ideas for…
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Last week, we launched the Check State Plans project to showcase the results of an independent peer review of 17 state ESSA…
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On June 27, 2017 Jim Cowen, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, released the following memo on the release of a…
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A recent report by the Heritage Foundation documents the difficulty military parents have in obtaining a quality education for…
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Here are the top ESSA-related stories you should know about from this past week: 1. Learning Heroes to unveil most effective ways…
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Before you head out for the long weekend and “unofficially” start your summer, be sure to check out some of the top…
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On May 22, 2017 Jim Cowen, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, released the following memo on annual assessments. Every spring,…
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Here are the top ESSA-related stories you should know about from this past week: 1. “North Dakota officials are bracing for a…
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In case you’re not already signed up for our ESSA Advance newsletter (sign up here!), here are the top ESSA stories you…
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Today is Military Spouse Appreciation Day which feels like the perfect opportunity to tell you about a very special person to me:…
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In case you’re not already signed up for our ESSA Advance newsletter (sign up here!), here are the…
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Over the past year the Collaborative for Student Success has been paying close attention to everything happening at the federal and…
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Every week in our ESSA Advance newsletter, we identify and share the most important pieces of news, analysis, and opinion about…
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On Monday, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was asked by Fox News’ Bill Hemmer to clarify the Trump administration’s position on the…
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When Common Core starts blowing up on Twitter, it’s usually the #PJNET bot at work. Started by a for-profit…
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April marks the Month of the Military Child to raise awareness of the challenges facing military-connected children. Military children move, on average,…
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April 13, 2017 April is Month of the Military Child and a great opportunity to discuss the challenges facing students in military families…
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Last week the Collaborative for Student Success and Bellwether Education Partners announced a new effort to independently review state accountability plans. The…
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos marked the beginning of April – Month of the Military Child – by visiting a Department of Defense…
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Recently, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos raised some concerns with some surprising comments about her views on annual state testing. In…
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Teachers are the most important factor in educating students. But too often, teacher voices are overlooked in state- and district-level…
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Jane Robbins and Emmett McGroarty have a new piece in American Spectator arguing that Common Core State Standards are misguided because…
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Former Middletown, Rhode Island educator Barbara VonVillas recently wrote to her local paper, The Westerly Sun, expressing her concerns…
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Annual assessment season is right around the corner, and with it comes the annual clamor from opt-out proponents asking others to join…
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Next month, Wisconsin voters will choose whether they want to keep their current Education Superintendent Tony Evers at the helm or…
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Parents and community members have often raised concerns about over-testing in schools, wondering whether the amount of time spent taking exams is…
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Proponents of opting out have been loud in their objections to assessments. However, opt-out efforts do more harm than good. Opt-out efforts…
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As spring approaches, schools across the country will have their students participate in statewide annual assessments. With that, inevitably comes the call from…
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West Virginia Public Broadcasting recently reported on the current debate in the West Virginia legislature about high, comparable standards.
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Opponents of high, comparable standards have often claimed that the Common Core State Standards were federally-driven and forced upon states. Statements like…
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On March 15, 2017 Jim Cowen, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, released the following memo in response to the…
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On the Huffington Post, Rebecca Klein profiles members of the anti-Common Core movement and their vow to get…
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Opponents often claim that high, comparable standards rigidly dictate to educators what to teach and how to teach it. That point of…
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In a new Breitbart column, Dr. Susan Berry suggests that even under the new ESSA “template” released by the…
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Data are useful tools for educators. They empower teachers to identify learning trends, determine what’s working and where students need support, hone instruction…
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George Leef’s new piece in the National Review supports Joy Pullman’s view that high, comparable standards are “further lowering the bar…
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Diane Ravitch has a new blog post asking readers to help send a message to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos…
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Every few months, it seems that a new article circulates highlighting parent concerns about math. Their child brought home a worksheet with…
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Seven years ago, state leaders identified a problem: inconsistent and low academic standards created big discrepancies in classroom expectations and student achievement.
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When Elizabeth Little, a middle school teacher in California, started developing lesson plans to help her students achieve to the state’s new,…
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What happens when you set the bar high for all students? They rise to the occasion. A high school’s “academic intensity” is…
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A recent letter to the editor to the Lancaster Online in Lancaster, PA suggests that Common Core State…
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Valerie Strauss writes in the Washington Post yesterday that “school districts around the country” are now having to…
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The editors of The Dallas Morning News are applauding efforts across the country to ensure that cursive writing…
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Seven years ago, most states adopted a higher, comparable baseline of education standards. For the first time, states and districts began a…
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Since adopting higher academic standards, many states have reviewed their learning goals, and made adjustments to customize them to meet their state’s…
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A new blog posting and video on Yellowhammer News argues that a lack of Common Core “training” for Alabama’s teachers is…
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After years of development, planning and implementation, most states have established a rigorous and comparable baseline for student achievement. Most have matched…
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Outspoken Common Core opponent Sandra Stotsky writes in a recent piece on the conservative website New Boston Post that…
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One of the hallmarks of states’ implementation of high, comparable education standards are changes to math instruction – which we have written…
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Critics have argued that Common Core State Standards are incompatible with Catholic education because of their focus on workforce preparation.
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Massachusetts has been a leader in implementing high, comparable standards. But legislation introduced this past week in the state Senate would…
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Some critics of high standards – including the Common Core – are so bent on turning the public against the standards that…
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Critics have argued that decreases in student performance on the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are evidence that the Common…
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Two years ago the Consortium for Policy Research in Education at University of Pennsylvania released an analysis of…
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“It is better to know how to learn than to know” As we celebrate Read Across America Day, it’s almost impossible to…
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In a new piece written in Texas Insider, Carole Haynes is sounding the alarm bells that education reform in Texas is…
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Over the past three years, almost 200,000 tweets with angry memes of zombie children, rotten apples, and Islamophobic messaging have been filling…
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States across the country are adopting the Common Core framework to ensure state and local education officials have full control over the…
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New York allows parents to opt out of having their children take the state’s assessments in math and English language arts. A…
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There are many tools educators and parents have to measure their students’ development, but none is more important than good assessments. Exams…
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Christine Cooke, an education policy analyst for the Sutherland Institute, argues in a new piece featured in the…
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Last week on Facebook we shared a great piece that appeared in Forbes, written by a physics professor, Chad…
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A recent editorial in West Virginia’s Beckley Register-Herald praises the state’s Board of Education for eliminating the use of…
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Ann Marie Banfield’s recent Letter to the Editor in Seacoast Online claims that “parents have been waging a…
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Florida Congressman Neal Dunn recently returned to his home district and decided to take the opportunity to deliver a message that “Congress…
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Eileen Cartwright, a resident of Marlboro, New Jersey, recently wrote to the Asbury Park Press encouraging New Jersey…
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Education reform is front and center at the Kentucky General Assembly and there’s no shortage of views on how the state should…
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Elaine King, a former educator from Sugar City, Idaho recently wrote a letter to the local paper encouraging…
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West Virginia is once again at a crossroads. For the third year in a row, legislation has been put forward to…
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The Tenth Amendment Center’s recent blog post looking at the legislative effort in West Virginia to “withdraw the state…
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On February 16, 2017, Jim Cowen, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, released the following memo in response to recent comments…
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Robert Holland of the Heartland Institute argues that if Education Secretary Betsy DeVos wants to improve her standing with…
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State Representative Gary Glenn of Midland recently introduced legislation to repeal state Common Core educational standards in Michigan, according…
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Neha Ogale and Alex Mazarr have a new piece in Collegiate Times contending that “one of the most problematic…
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Chaos all around: large crowds yelling, police everywhere, and federal marshals in front and behind you for protection. This is a glimpse…
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In a piece published by Western Journalism, Janice Daniels contends that Betsy DeVos’ “indefensible support and promotion” of…
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WASHINGTON (February 7, 2017) – In response to today’s Senate vote confirming Betsy DeVos as the new U.S. Secretary of…
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Smarter Balanced assessments are “a bust” and “continuing these invalid tests comes at a steep price,” argues Wendy Lecker, an attorney…
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District 1 Representative Heather Scott authored an opinion piece where she called for the removal of “federal mandates…
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In Pennsylvania, parents and teachers gathered to discuss their frustrations with Common Core State Standards. Many parents felt “underprepared” when…
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Parenting blog Romper raises concerns about higher academic standards, noting that “many parents and teachers take issue with” the…
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Wall Street Journal columnist Tawnell Hobbs, erroneously conflates cherry-picked state assessment data with a federal grant program to…
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Florida Stop Common Core Coalition (FSCC), a coalition of groups opposed to higher academic standards, is warning Florida…
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In a new analysis, the Bluegrass Institute’ Richard Innes points to ACT scores given to all 11th grade public…
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Legislation now being considered by Texas lawmakers “would take another important step” to prevent the state’s schools from implementing “nationalized” learning…
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The Department of Education released a study on its school improvement grant (SIG) initiative yesterday, a program started under President George…
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The findings from a survey of Military Times readers highlight the powerful connection between the K-12 education of military-connected children…
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Idahoans for Local Education and Idaho Education Watch will host a “Buck the Core” rally at the Idaho Statehouse next Monday…
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States’ implementation of rigorous, comparable education standards and assessments aligned to them has pushed out instruction of U.S. history, columnist Karol…
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For the more than 1 million school-aged children in public schools that have a parent serving active…
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The Every Student Succeeds Act, which was signed into law to restore greater control to state and local leaders over education,…
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High education standards are not the effective remedy for low-performing students many consider them to be, education researcher John Hattie tells…
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After a North Carolina family posted a first-grade math problem on Facebook challenging friends to figure out how to…
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The West Virginia Board of Education is considering replacing Smarter Balanced exams for the state’s high school students, the…
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In response to an opinion piece alleging that Betsy DeVos is unfit to serve as Secretary of Education because of her…
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In his latest “Capturing the Spark” blog, Education Week columnist David Cohen highlights several key policy issues under…
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States’ commitment to raising academic expectations marginalizes a “vast majority” of children who do not receive recognition for their classroom success,…
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What questions should lawmakers ask U.S. Education Secretary-nominee Betsy DeVos during her confirmation hearing this week? Joy Pullmann says lawmakers should ask what…
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Four state Republican legislators in New Hampshire introduced a bill meant to prohibit the state Department of Education and state Board of…
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A review of several books critiquing states’ rigorous, comparable education standards finds that most “offer more folly than wisdom.” Robert Pondiscio…
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Kentucky state Representative Regina Bunch, who will chair the House Budget Review Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education and Workforce Development,…
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In an opinion piece published by USA Today, Pioneer Institute’s Jim Stergios and Charles Chieppo, argue that rigorous, comparable education…
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Claims that the Every Student Succeeds Act prohibits federal authorities from requiring states to use certain education standards are not only…
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Many of us take the start of a new year as an opportunity to take a big leap into action. While some…
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This year, we’ve shared quite a few examples of how teachers are being creative in the classroom. But teachers across the country are…
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Higher expectations have taken the joy out of learning in early grades, argues Vikki Ortiz Healy, a reporter for the…
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States’ increased focus on college and career readiness, and specifically the use of non-fiction texts, may be impairing civic engagement, an…
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Questioning whether improvements in student proficiency rates on assessments aligned to higher education standards are indicative of student learning, Naomi Nix,…
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Heartland Institute Education Policy Research Fellow Teresa Mull tees off on the poor display of U.S. students on…
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As states develop ESSA implementation plans in preparation to “take on new authority over K-12 policy, “skirmishes are breaking out… over…
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Despite the Every Student Succeeds Act prohibiting the federal government from “telling states which standards they can and can’t use,” Education Secretary-nominee…
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PISA results released this week reignited debate (which, for all intents and purposes, has been…
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We noted yesterday that coverage of the latest PISA results, which were released this week, have drawn attention…
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State efforts to implement high, comparable education standards were pushed by the federal government “using federal grants as carrots and waivers…
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If you’ve read any of the coverage of the PISA results released this week, you’d rightfully be concerned about the state…
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President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Betsy DeVos to serve as Secretary of Education has ignited considerable speculation about the impact her confirmation…
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“There is no evidence that tougher standards lead to more learning,” or that rigorous, consistent education standards “are better at preparing…
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Suggesting that states adopted high, comparable education standards because the federal government “made it very hard to say no,” a video…
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High, comparable education standards are “a dramatic reduction of the nature and purpose of education to mere workforce preparation,” Gerard Bradley,…
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In a Town Hall opinion piece critical of Betsy DeVos’ selection to serve as Secretary of Education, Jane…
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Comparing reading trends in the U.S. and Mexico, Peter Smagorinsky, a professor at the University of Georgia, argues in the…
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President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement that he will appoint Betsy DeVos, head of the American Federation for Children, to…
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Among the items President-elect Donald Trump has signaled he wants to accomplish in his first 100 days in office is to…
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New Jersey’s PARCC assessments are “widely accepted to be a failure,” and parents should consider opting out their children, argues Jeremy…
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An open letter from Parents Against Common Core encourages President-elect Donald Trump to end “Common Core support at…
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Writing for Breitbart News, Susan Berry argues President-elect Trump’s appointment for Education Secretary could determine whether he is…
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Writing in the Westchester Journal News, Nicholas Tampio, an associate professor at Fordham University, argues that New York’s commitment…
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There’s no doubt about it — students are rising to the challenge of higher standards. In a majority of states that have…
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The biggest threat to rigorous, comparable education standards likely won’t be from the Trump White House, but instead from opponents at…
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Following last week’s election many educators and experts are uncertain what impact Donald Trump’s victory will have on education policy,…
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Given everything on their plates, it can be an added challenge for teachers to meaningfully collaborate across different subject areas. But with…
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Writing on the CATO at Liberty blog, Neal McCluskey argues that parents are rejecting high, comparable education standards…
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Catholic schools should “move above and beyond the flawed Common Core Standards by embracing truly Catholic standards of excellence,” the…
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Citing a report by the California Attorney General, which finds “evidence of companies mining data from school children beyond what’s necessary for…
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Writing for the Canada Free Press, contributor Bruce Price argues education reform in the United States, including increased focus on critical…
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In an opinion piece published by the Huntsville Times, Samantha Rudelich, a University of Alabama senior, argues rigorous education standards are…
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Maybe it’s ignorance. Maybe it’s intentional. Whatever the case, there’s been a flurry of recent articles suggesting that…
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Reporting on a campaign speech delivered by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, Washington Post contributor Chris Cillizza claims…
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An Education Week map that tracks implementation of Common Core State Standards indicates nine states have announced “major” rewrites…
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Six years after the majority of states adopted higher K-12 academic standards, new data suggest proficiency among students is improving. Among the…
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Criticizing federal regulations governing teacher preparation programs (it’s unrealistic all teachers can be “great educators,” the author says), Allen Singer pans…
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District superintendents in Ohio and Indiana separately raised concerns about state assessments and reporting. In Ohio, school officials cautioned parents not…
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Writing for the Daily Caller, Jamie Gass of the Pioneer Institute argues that prior to adopting the Common Core, “literature was…
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A recent poll from Learning Heroes found that 90 percent of parents surveyed said they think their child is performing at…
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A law that allows parents to opt their children out of state standardized tests goes into effect this week in Alaska –…
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Citing a confusing homework problem from the U.K., Romper columnist Becky Bracken claims that there are “plenty of…
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Thank you to the Bluegrass Institute’s Richard Innes for pointing out our error. The first version of this blog post incorrectly stated…
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Writing for the Albany Times Union, columnist Fred LeBrun argues that New York’s Common Core Standards “are not…
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State commitments to raising education standards have created a system that funnels students “through a uniform pipeline,” argues Jessica Moore in…
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Common Core State Standards emphasize a different approach to math instruction – one that prioritizes conceptual understanding and fluency. That’s an important…
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States’ accountability systems are broken because “leaders from every quadrant” have failed to incorporate parents’ and communities’ concerns, writes Eric Mason, Colorado…
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Steve Hansen, a columnist for the Quay County Sun, argues that assessment results “for kids steeped in Common Core education”…
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Previously, we’ve shared how California teacher Elizabeth Little uses her state’s high standards to teach students to make a…
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The greater emphasis on informational text as schools implement higher standards “use less of the brain” than storytelling, argue Carol Barash, CEO…
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Citing the latest annual Education Next poll, Independent Journal Review columnist Kyle Becker contends that “backers of the top-down bureaucratic program…
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Students across the United States are making meaningful gains. A huge amount of credit goes to teachers, parents, and students for the…
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This week the Michael and Gillian Goodrich Foundation hosted the Alabama-Finland Education Summit at the University of Alabama. Keynote speaker Pasi Sahlberg,…
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In the opinion pages of the Boston Globe, James Nehring, a Massachusetts professor and former principal, contends that the…
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Panning what he calls “political establishment” control, Chuck Tatum, a South Carolina resident, claims the U.S. Department of Education – which “oversaw…
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An Oregon father took to social media to criticize federal overreach in schools after his son brought home an assignment that…
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Common Core State Standards “have not only failed to produce the results that proponents promised, they are also incredibly expensive,” claims…
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To hear Katy Dolan Baumer tell it, Illinois “needs to follow the lead of other states” by replacing its education standards,…
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On October 5, 2016 Collaborative for Student Success Executive Director Jim Cowen released the following memo on the states’ recent test scores: A…
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A routine review of Louisiana’s public school policies has sparked concerns that it will trigger a political battle over implementation of…
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Arizona, like other states, is moving away from “federally mandated Common Core,” an article in the Havasu News-Herald…
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Even though opt-out proponents failed to change the 95 percent participation rate requirement in the Every Student Succeeds Act, leaders of…
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Revisions to New York’s standards amount to “what is ‘essentially just a rebranding of the Common Core,’” argues Hofstra University instructor Alan…
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As states have raised classroom expectations and begun to focus math instruction on developing fluency and understanding, it has become “difficult and/or…
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America’s public schools have become a hotbed for leftist indoctrination and education advocates are turning to Donald Trump to fix it,…
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Ohio’s latest report cards for public schools, which show fewer schools performing at top levels, “should ring an alarm bell that…
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After the New York Department of Education released proposed changes to the state’s education standards, which largely recommend clarifications and rewording but…
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In a statement yesterday, businessman Donald Trump spoke about Common Core. Complete with incomplete sentences, the overall impact of his words show…
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Last December, the Every Student Succeeds Act was signed into law, permanently replacing No Child Left Behind and…
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Reporting on a recent audit of Oregon’s Smarter Balanced assessments, a KOIN 6 Portland article claims that the findings…
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump picked Williamson Evers, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, and Gerard Robinson, a resident fellow…
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District report cards released Thursday by the Ohio Department of Education, which grade schools on an A-F scale, show far fewer…
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Members of the Colorado Board of Education signaled Wednesday that they may explore scrapping the state’s PARCC assessment and starting from…
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Although “Common Core might not be quite the hot-button topic it was in 2014 or 2015,” it is still a contentious issue,…
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New Hampshire gubernatorial candidate Ted Gatsas criticized incumbent Governor Chris Sununu this week, alleging “Sununu supported Obama’s Common…
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The Common Core State Standards were designed to help all students achieve to high levels. And the authors of the standards…
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Writing on a new book by education pioneer and author E.D. Hirsch Jr., Washington Post columnist Jay Mathews…
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While most states raised expectations for students by adopting the Common Core, the “opposite is true” in California, claims Wayne Bishop, a…
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In an interview with the Brian Lehrer Show, education historian and Common Core opponent Diane Ravitch argues states’ commitment…
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In a piece published by Truth-Out.org, Jesse Hagopian, associate editor for Rethinking Schools magazine, claims corporate education reforms like…
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Collaborative for Student Success Executive Director Jim Cowen released the following statement regarding Donald Trump’s education “policy” remarks that get the facts…
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Dr. Jeffrey Leef, a Republican candidate for Illinois’ 7th Congressional District seat, claims Common Core State Standards are “another example” of federal…
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Criticism of the Common Core State Standards has become popular in political races across New York, the Schenectady Daily…
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Common Core State Standards emphasize non-fiction reading. The standards stipulate about 70 percent of student reading should be comprised of informational…
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“I don’t hate the new Common Core State Standards,” Andrew Simmons, a high school teacher in California, wrote recently on…
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It’s a pretty obvious statement: The United States is not Finland. But the realities therein – that there are fundamental differences…
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From Jim Cowen, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success While Americans may disagree over the exact purpose of a strong…
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“Americans have a problem with standards,” columnist Tim Bryce posits on News Talk Florida. A “rugged individualism,” Bryce…
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Public schools’ commitment to rigorous education standards is simply a means to indoctrinate students with secular and progressive values, argues Sam…
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Common Core State Standards’ emphasis on helping students build understanding in math is “fine in theory—until you think about it for…
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The Catholic Citizens of Illinois report that Michigan’s Diocese of Marquette recently announced its schools will pursue a…
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Kentucky’s latest ACT results are evidence the state’s Common Core-aligned standards have exacerbated achievement gaps, argues Richard Innes of the Bluegrass…
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Reporting on the latest annual Education Next public opinion survey, Breitbart News’ Susan Berry suggests…
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On August 23, 2016, Jim Cowen, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, released the following memo on Education Next’s new poll…
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The “unpopular nationalized” Common Core State Standards are a device “Hillary and Bill Clinton have been working on for years” to…
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It isn’t uncommon to see posts on social media from parents who are confused by what is happening in their child’s classroom,…
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According to a teacher survey in New Jersey’s Middlesex County, 60% of respondents say PARCC assessments have created stress and anxiety,…
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As summer winds down, parents across the country are learning how their children performed last year on tests aligned to their state’s…
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“Everyone hates Common Core.” That’s Jennifer Kabbany’s claim in an article for the College Fix. “It’s not math. It’s…
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Writing in Commonwealth Magazine, Sandra Stotsky argues that the amount of energy and resources put towards curbing students…
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Although proficiency rates among New York students in grades 3-8 increased in both math and English language arts, Robin Jacobowitz and KT…
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Common Core State Standards were pushed onto states by the federal government and business groups, “condemning many of our children to…
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In a strongly-worded blog post reprinted by both Atlanta Journal Constitution‘s Get Schooled blog and Washington Post‘s Answer Sheet blog, Georgia…
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South Florida school board candidate Lori Fahyee “is running … with the goal of bringing an end to Common…
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From Jim Cowen, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success Last year, most states administered assessments aligned to Common Core State…
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A group of parents are suing the state of Florida and 14 school districts over a law that calls…
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Claiming that the Common Core and aligned assessment “train is pulling some very inadequate policies and practices into our schools,” two college…
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While Alabama just selected education consultant Michael Sentance as the new Superintendent of Schools this morning, an article earlier today detailed the…
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As, this recent KCUR article explains “When lawmakers said that Missouri had to abandon the Common Core State Standards…
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Former public school teacher, Diane Sekula’s opposition to the Common Core has been well established but she continues to get her facts…
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Critics claim the standardized tests “waste instructional time and encourage educators to emphasize rote memorization — teaching to the test —…
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A months-long, multi-part investigation from Reuters now shows that the College Board did not take steps necessary to protect “material being…
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New York City’s statewide assessment scores are up nearly 7 percent in English and 1 percentage point in math, but contrary to…
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While the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was designed to give control over education policy back to states and local officials, Chalkbeat’s…
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In a letter to the Helena Independent Record, Barbara Rush, a Montana resident, argues the state’s education standards are…
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The Common Core State Standards were developed by educators and experts from 49 states and territories under the leadership…
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As states implement assessments aligned to Common Core State Standards, officials have struggled to balance rigor with fairness, a…
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Taking issue with proposed federal regulations requiring states to meet participation benchmarks on student assessments, the Westchester Journal News…
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A North Dakota committee tasked with reviewing and amending the state’s education standards is expected to release its first draft of proposed…
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The Common Core State Standards are often incorrectly blamed for a decline in cursive instruction. Last fall, the…
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Consortia exams aligned to Common Core State Standards are “losing ground at the high school level,” Education Week…
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Writing on Town Hall, American Principles Project Senior Fellow Jane Robbins claims the U.S. Department of Education is…
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Emails released by WikiLeaks ahead of the Democratic National Convention indicate members of the party’s communications team identified the Common Core…
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Parents deserve a high, consistent academic baseline that prepares their children for college and careers, says former Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on…
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It was no surprise when, this weekend, education historian and vehement Common Core-opponent Diane Ravitch railed against the standards and assessments –…
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Although the Common Core State Standards were initially met with broad bipartisan support, “much has changed since then,” suggests Matt Barnum,…
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Writing in the Southwest Florida News-Press, Louisa Penta – a local school board candidate – claims Common Core State Standards…
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The Republican Platform, which was approved by delegates Monday night, denounces Common Core State Standards. Rejecting a “one-size-fits-all approach to education,”…
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Common Core State Standards “are beyond what many young learners are able to achieve” and “crowd out the essential components of…
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Writing about a study by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, Alice Lloyd argues in the…
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In June the Collaborative for Student Success shared a Newsday editorial on Common Core in New York on our…
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Dear Editor: I was heartened to see Juan Williams’ column “The Scandal of K-12 Education” bring prominence to what we on…
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A Breitbart News headline proclaims that Illinois has dumped Common Core assessments. The article goes on to claim PARCC took…
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On July 20, 2016 former Arizona Governor Jan Brewer discussed the importance of college and career-ready standards with Tim Farley while attending…
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An EdSurge article on a recent Education Next report argues: “As support for the Common Core among politicians and educators wanes,…
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A Newsday article indicates states using the Common Core may be subject to federal regulations because of high opt-out rates,…
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Writing on the Huffington Post, Alan Singer, a social studies instructor at Hofstra University, claims when it comes to…
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On the Huffington Post, Diane Ravitch urges parents to opt their children out of student assessments, which she claims “don’t serve…
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Findings from the latest ACT National Curriculum Survey show that the Common Core State Standards fail to prepare students for college, Restore…
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Opponents in Michigan argue that proposed legislation that would allow policymakers to continue to build on the Common Core framework “retains…
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In a letter to the Naples Daily News, local resident David Bolduc claims “states sold their educational souls…
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Students are graduating high school under-prepared in cultural literacy, an Education Dive article suggest, which critics attribute to the Common Core.
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Did you know that the Declaration of Independence is one of only four required texts listed in the Common Core State Standards?…
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An analysis by EdReports, which provides “consumer reports” on classroom materials, finds only one of five textbook series considered…
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In a letter to the Salt Lake Tribune, Gordon Johnston, a Utah grandfather, argues the Common Core “is the…
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Common Core State Standards and “true choice in education are incompatible,” claims Robert Holland, a senior fellow at the…
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End Common Core Massachusetts announced last week that its members had collected enough signatures to include a question on the November ballot…
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The Fordham Institute’s recent survey looks at how K-8 math educators are implementing the Common Core math standards in their classrooms.
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Louisiana officials duped residents by rebranding the “despised” Common Core State Standards as the state’s own learning goals, an…
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In a piece published by the website Counter Punch, documentary filmmaker Andrew Stewart suggests “neoliberal education policies” like the…
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Diane Ravitch claims New York’s opt-out movement has been effective and now has larger goals. “Opt out leaders want…
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In a confusing piece published by Town Hall, Phyllis Schlafly argues the Common Core’s promise of higher standards does…
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Columnist Allyne Caan argues in the Patriot Post that the results from the latest ACT…
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Asserting that Kentucky’s African American students haven’t fared as well under Common Core as their white peers, American Principles Project’s Jane Robbins…
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Conservative columnist Quin Hillyer argues for scrapping the Common Core in Alabama, arguing that Governor Bentley should “listen to grassroots Alabamans and…
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In the second part of a two part series, Los Angeles teacher Robert Jeffers and teacher and columnist John…
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A poll this week by the Salt Lake Tribune finds 51 percent of respondents believe Utah’s Common Core State…
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Calling Smarter Balanced assessments an “ineffective measure of student growth and accountability,” the Springfield School Board in Oregon unanimously approved a statement…
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In an interview with the Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss, Common Core opponent Diane Ravitch argues the standards have widened…
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“The Common Core education initiative may need to have its focus readjusted when it comes to college preparedness,” an…
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On June 13, 2016, Jim Cowen, Interim Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, released the following memo in response to…
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A survey by the ACT released Thursday claims to identify mismatches between certain skills in the Common Core State…
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In a letter to the New Orleans Advocate, Wade Smith, a Louisiana educator, expresses a concern over the lack…
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New Jersey has abandoned the Common Core, an article by the Heartland Institute heralds (even though it later acknowledges changes to…
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Support for assessments that measure how students are progressing is a bi-partisan no-brainer. Annual assessments aligned to the Common Core match the…
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Responding to a high number of students opting out of New York’s science exams, Governor Cuomo criticized the state Department of Education’s…
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A Washington Post article describing increased collection of children’s personal data suggests education technology companies are using the Common…
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In a letter to the Santa Fe New Mexican, members of the MASTERS Program Charter High School argue PARCC…
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Evidence in Tennessee says yes. Data released this week as part of the Tennessee Higher Education fact book show a significant change…
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Citing four books that criticize student testing, Katherine Whittemore claims “almost all” the literature on assessments is “inimical to the acronym-ical”—suggesting…
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On June 3, 2016, Jim Cowen, Interim Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, released the following memo detailing the fiscal…
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New Jersey officials should rethink “unproven” PARCC assessments because “illegal underfunding” will prevent the proper administration and maintenance of the exams,…
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Common Core State Standards, the “federalizing of public education,” is failing public-school students, and particularly minority children, claims Deirdre Reilly on the…
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Changes to math instruction happening as states implement the Common Core State Standards put students who are naturally gifted at math…
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In the letter to the Vineland Daily Journal, Antonina Penna claims, “Common Core is nothing more than profit-driven. Pearson…
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Changes to classroom instruction happening under Common Core State Standards obstruct “students’ development of long-term working memory,” impairing deeper learning, claims Emmett…
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The National Network of State Teachers of the Year has created a series of videos interviewing award-winning teachers about their approaches in…
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Opt-out efforts in Long Island, New York culminated in a “giant win” for activists, and supporters are still demanding changes, even if…
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Writing in the New Boston Post, Sandra Stotsky claims the media ignores criticisms made against the Common Core State Standards…
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Student proficiency scores have seen improvement in recent years in Kentucky but data show African-American students perform worse than their white peers…
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Some New York parents are complaining that their children are participating in field tests for student assessments, the New…
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In a letter to the Naples Daily News, Florida resident Melanie Doyle argues that declines in student performance on…
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A local ABC News story, “Parents Take the Common Core,” conflates Common Core State Standards with annual student assessments, a mischaracterization…
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“PARCC’s attack on citizen journalists and public school advocates,” exposes the dangers of “the corporatization of public education,” claims…
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The Washington Post this week highlighted a report by the National Center for Education Policy which claims schools have become “soft…
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In a letter to the Fresno Bee, California resident James Carson claims Common Core State Standards have turned “vibrant, creative classrooms…
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The Associated Press reports the Utah Board of Education voted 13-2 last week to approve a motion to review…
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In a letter to the Somerville Courier News alleging PARCC assessments are “raking in billions of dollars off taxpayers,”…
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Late last week, Utah Governor Gary Herbert again urged the state Board of Education to replace the Common Core, the…
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In an editorial, the Bismarck Tribune states, “A lot of people were happy last week when the state announced…
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The Alaska legislature has approved legislation that would allow parents to refuse student participation in assessments and “give parents a powerful…
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In her most recent anti-Common Core tirade, The Federalist’s Joy Pullmann discusses Hillary Clinton’s position on Common Core, and…
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In an op-ed this week, North Dakota teacher Justin LaBar called North Dakota State Superintendent “either delusional or a…
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A recent article published by the Heartland Institute, claims that Common Core has led to a decrease in college…
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“Many are puzzled about why the Common Core State Standards…seem to advise against the popular policy of letting kids take algebra a…
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Writing about legislation to repeal Michigan’s Common Core Standards, Detroit News columnist Ingrid Jacques argues, “It’s not that crazy…
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Utah Governor Gary Herbert called on the state Board of Education to get rid of the state’s Common Core Standards and mandatory…
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On May 5, 2016, Jim Cowen, Interim Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, released the following memo showing how the Common…
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Former Arizona Governor Jan Brewer appeared on Friday’s edition of Breitbart News Daily with SiriusXM host and Breitbart News Executive Chairman Stephen…
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On Tuesday, State Superintendent Kristen Baesler announced North Dakota will create a new set of education standards to replace the Common Core,…
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A KOTA TV headline, “Wyoming Drops Out of Common Core Group,” suggests that state officials are moving towards replacing…
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Missouri’s development of new education standards to “replace” the Common Core was a “farce” and a “half-baked effort to placate an outraged…
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The Michigan Senate Education Committee voted this week to approve legislation to repeal the state’s Common Core Standards. The bill, which would…
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A drop in the percentage of 12th grade students that are college and career ready on the National Assessment of Educational Progress…
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The Christian Post this week cited Michigan’s recent bill, which would “repeal” Common Core and would prevent schools from…
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Student assessments don’t adequately measure student learning and cost classrooms valuable time, argues Bob Erland, a Massachusetts teacher, in the Cohasset…
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Although opt-out efforts have been concentrated among white, suburban populations, the “debate is becoming murkier,” the New York Times…
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In a letter to the Indianapolis Star, high school student Sierra Lehman says she is grateful “Indiana is refusing”…
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Following a technical problem that disrupted student testing in New Jersey, the Asbury Park Press editorialized that officials “have…
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An article in Education World erroneously reports that Missouri officials “scrapped the Common Core” this week after the state…
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In a recent New Boston Post piece, Jennifer Braceras claims that the Common Core State Standards only teach students skills such…
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Michigan State Senator Patrick Colbeck recently introduced legislation that would require the state to replace its Common Core Standards with those Massachusetts…
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In the Edmond Sun opinion pages, State Representative Jason Murphey argues that Common Core State Standards were foisted on…
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A report by Child Trends Hispanic Institute indicates progress among Hispanic students has slowed overall in terms of keeping up with other…
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In a letter to the Fresno Bee, Sandy Torosian, a local parent, argues that California families should boycott assessments…
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Reporting on a recent opinion piece by New York teacher Katie Lapham, a New Boston Post article suggests educators…
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In a piece published by Washington Post columnist Valerie Strauss, New York teacher Katie Lapham alleges that the state’s…
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This morning, the TODAY show ran a segment on the New York’s movement to opt out of assessments. The piece featured two…
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If parents want to “end the obsession with standardized testing,” they should opt their children out of student assessments, argues Diane Ravitch…
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Recently parents and education columnists have raised concerns that Common Core State Standards’ call for “general” eighth-grade math classes instead of Algebra…
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New York parents continue to opt-out their children from statewide assessments because they are unsatisfied with “reform by the very ‘reformers’ who…
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Many schools are making changes to eighth-grade math, forcing families to “restrain their ambitions and delay algebra until high school,” which…
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Time and time again, we’ve seen articles across the country conflate assessments with standards when…
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Citing multiple media reports from last year, Story Hinckley erroneously reports for the Christian Science Monitor that opt-out…
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Efforts to decentralize education are not enough to undo the pestilent Common Core State Standards, Sandra Stotsky claims in the…
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“Common Core is dead,” proclaims Joy Pullman of the Heartland Institute in the Federalist. “It’s already clear this education…
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In a new video by the Network for Public Education, Common Core opponent Diane Ravitch claims student assessments provide…
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“Take the damn tests.” That’s the advice of the New York Daily News as the New York state testing…
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A Buzzfeed video shows several parents struggling to make sense of third-grade math problems that ask students…
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Writing in the Westchester Journal News, Suzanne Coyle, a local parent, urges others to withhold their children from statewide…
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Discussing whether students would be better off if schools eliminated algebra as a graduation requirement, as suggested by author…
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Math is changing, but now how you might think. In the Los Angeles Times, Sonali Kohli makes note of…
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A Heritage Foundation report, or, really, a compilation of essays assailing the Common Core, makes the baseless allegation that Common Core…
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Author and Queens College professor Andrew Hacker suggests college- and career-readiness benchmarks are too high and high schools should remove Algebra as…
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Washington Post columnist Jay Mathews, picking up on a study by Brooking Institution’s Tom Loveless, claims “the Common Core…
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Writing in the New Boston Post, anti-Common Core critic Sandra Stotsky insists the Every Student Succeeds Act “all but…
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Writing for the CATO at Liberty blog, Neal McCluskey argues that proponents of the Common Core dismiss opponents “as…
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Writing for the Heartland Institute, Andy Torbett erroneously claims that West Virginia lawmakers approved legislation that will “repeal the…
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Texas State Senator Bob Hall claims Common Core State Standards indoctrinate students into “a liberal mind-set that includes the sexualization of students,”…
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A study released today by Tom Loveless, a non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, analyzes whether the changes promoted by the…
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Andy Jones, a high-school teacher in Honolulu, suggests Common Core State Standards are only a “pretense of fostering critical-thinking skills” and will…
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In an interview with TruNews, Chaplain Ray Moore claims Common Core State Standards’ “true agenda” is to “promote communism.”…
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Even though “it’s hard to tell” whether Oklahoma’s proposed education standards are “good enough,” the Tulsa World editorial board…
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National Review columnist Josh Gelernter argues America’s founding fathers would reject Common Core State Standards because “centrally planned education…
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This week marks an important moment for academic standards in Oklahoma: will the state regress to a lower bar or will they…
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Charles Schaub, a political commentator, claims Massachusetts voters should fight to repeal the Common Core because the standards are federally imposed and…
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Student assessments aligned to Common Core State Standards are designed to “get very low-achieving students into college and to lower above-average student…
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Researchers from Stanford University, UCLA and UC Berkeley claim the Common Core “deprofessionalizes teaching and narrows the curriculum” and “reduces the quality…
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Common Core State Standards fail to prepare students to fulfill their civic responsibilities because they are “silent on the skills and knowledge”…
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A Hechinger Report article suggests assessments aligned to Common Core State Standards will lead to less diversity in International…
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Assessments aligned to Common Core State Standards are not developmentally appropriate, and parents should therefore opt-out, Anthony Cardinale, a third-grade teacher in…
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“Common Core is a disaster.” In addition to asserting that they will both end Common Core as President of…
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In the early stages of most recent GOP primary debate, the moderator asked for thoughts on the Common Core State Standards.
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Lawmakers in Kansas are considering legislation that would prohibit school districts from aligning materials and tests to Common Core State Standards. Opposition…
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On March 14, 2016 Karen Nussle, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, weighed in on Common Core which came up in the…
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Activists in New York are planning an “Opt Out, Shop Out” event to encourage parents to have their students refuse state tests,…
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Annual assessments are an important part of the learning process for students, teachers and schools by providing valuable feedback on student…
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In a recent opinion piece published by The Progressive, Jesse Hagopian, a Progressive Education Seattle fellow, argues student assessments…
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The Bradenton Herald editorial board applauds efforts to have students refuse state tests, claiming opting out is “civil disobedience…
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Supporters of a ballot initiative that would repeal Massachusetts’ Common Core State Standards continued to mischaracterize the standards Monday, calling them “sinister,”…
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During an education panel at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Emmett McGroarty of the American Principles Project claimed, “Common Core exposes a…
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Last week at the Conservative Political Action Conference, commentator Michelle Malkin criticized Ohio Governor John Kasich for supporting Common Core State Standards.
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In a letter to the Oklahoman, Darice Keating, president of ACT Aspire, writes, “College and career readiness and Common…
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In an opinion piece published by the Journal News, Nicholas Tampio, an associate professor at Fordham University, alleges that…
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For many students, “math is often an impenetrable barrier to academic success,” and requiring them to reach high-levels like Algebra II—as Common…
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In an opinion piece published by the New Boston Post, Jane Robbins and Emmett McGroarty of the American Principles…
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A recent Newsday headline, “Anti-Common Core Forum in Massapequa Draws about 200 People,” suggests a large number of parents,…
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Parents should resist the “devastating effect that high-stakes testing has” by opposing PARCC assessments, New Jersey Education Association President Wendell Steinhauer argues…
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Contrary to Holland’s claim that Common Core aligned exams are “in the midst of a death spiral,” states are in fact staying…
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A Salon article written by Nikhil Goyal states, “In 2011, King was named the education commissioner of New York…
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A Topeka Capital-Journal blog published Wednesday called the Common Core State Standards “not good at all,” stating that America…
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In a blog for Heartland Institute, Joy Pullmann claims that “despite Common Core’s promise of providing equal, nationwide benchmarks…
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In a column published by Townhall, Common Core opponent Phyllis Schlafly outlined how Common Core “ended the Bush Dynasty.”…
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In a blog published by Huffington Post, John Fager, a teacher and parent, claims that Common Core State Standards…
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Because Common Core State Standards were not implemented incrementally, they must either be inappropriately difficult for students already in their academic careers,…
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A report by the American Principles Project argues that Common Core State Standards blur “the line of distinction between…
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During a recent interview published by WND News, Senator Ted Cruz again claimed Common Core State Standards are the…
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Michigan State Representative Gary Glenn will introduce legislation that seeks to repeal and replace the state’s Common Core Standards,…
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How well is your state’s assessment doing its job? Two recent studies, the first of their kind, took a look at four…
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PARCC assessments, along with Common Core State Standards, have caused an “academic deterioration” in Massachusetts, Gregory Sullivan, a research director at the…
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A video by the Independent Journal Review shows four adults struggling to make sense of a confusing math…
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Parents around the country have expressed trepidation about new math instruction they don’t recognize and rightful concern that they are unable to…
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End Common Core Massachusetts, a group seeking to add a ballot question that would require voters to determine whether to replace the…
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A new study from Harvard’s Center for Education Policy Research looks at how educators across five states are using Common Core State…
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“Opposition to new Common Core assessments have led to their review, revision or replacement in many states,” Nat Malkus, a research…
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In an opinion piece published by the Seventy-Four, Conor Williams, a senior researcher at New America’s Education Policy…
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During the February 6th Republican presidential debate, Senator Ted Cruz reiterated a pledge to repeal Common Core State Standards on his first…
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This week West Virginia lawmakers introduced legislation that seeks to replace the state’s Common Core Standards and associated assessments by the 2017-18…
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A recent article in GOOD Magazine claims the U.S. education system is in “chaos,” citing the “rise and fall…
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Common Core State Standards indoctrinate public school students with Islamic ideology, a recent Investor’s Business Daily editorial egregiously alleges.
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Earlier this year Alabama State Senator Rusty Glover introduced legislation for the fourth year in a row to repeal the state’s College…
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Even as the Every Student Succeeds Act reinforces once and for all state and local control of education and testing policies, opt-out…
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During a town hall event in Iowa, Carly Fiorina claimed Common Core State Standards are the work of Washington bureaucrats and “crony…
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Attacking Common Core State Standards “sits at the top of the pantheon of red meat lines” for Republican presidential candidates, a…
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On January 28, 2016 Karen Nussle, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, weighed in on Common Core as a non-issue in…
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In a video on Facebook, Donald Trump claims, “Common Core is a total disaster. We can’t let it continue.”…
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The decision by Massachusetts education officials to develop a hybrid student assessment that will incorporate elements of both PARCC and MCAS was…
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A recent Yahoo! Parenting article—which actually emphasizes educators’ strong support for the Common Core—conflates the standards with curriculum and…
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This week, conservative activist James O’Keefe released the latest in a series of hidden-camera videos, which shows a former textbook publisher employee…
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Voters should need leaders who will “get our education system back on track” by opposing Common Core State Standards,…
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In an opinion piece published by Town Hall, Common Core critic James Milgram alleges that supporters of Common Core…
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In an opinion piece republished by One News Now, Peter Wood, president of the National Association of Scholars, argues…
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Janet Folger Porter, who is running for the Ohio Senate 22nd District seat, pledges to introduce legislation to repeal “Common Core curriculum”…
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In a letter published by the Knoxville News Sentinel, Tennessee high-school student Michael Waldrop alleges Common Core Standards “limit…
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As we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and reflect on his accomplishments, it’s hard to ignore the…
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Last week, conservative activist James O’Keefe released hidden-camera videos that allegedly reveal textbook publishers support Common Core State Standards…
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After receiving only a single question and a passing mention through the last five Republican debates, it wasn’t surprising Common Core…
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We posted a helpful piece from The Hechinger Report on Facebook last week about how best to help your kid with…
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Lawmakers in Delaware are working to walk back the state’s efforts to provide parents and teachers’ with accurate information about student development,…
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On Tuesday, conservative activist James O’Keefe released a hidden-camera video that purports to show that textbook publishers support Common…
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In an op-ed published in the Washington Times, Robert Holland, a senior fellow at the Heartland Institute, claims the…
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Washington, DC – Blair Mann, Director of Media Relations for The Collaborative for Student Success released the following statement on January 12th,…
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In an opinion piece published by the Heartland Institute, Peter Ward, president of the National Association of Scholars, claims…
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On Thursday, the Connecticut Education Association, the state’s largest teacher’s union, urged the governor and state legislature to replace Smarter Balanced assessments,…
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In an opinion piece published by the Daily Caller, Jane Robbins and Emmett McGroarty of the American Principles Project…
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An Associated Press article asserts that legislation introduced in the Kentucky Senate seeks to “dismantle” the state’s Common Core…
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On January 6, the Florida Board of Education voted on new proficiency benchmarks in math and reading for the Florida Standards Assessment,…
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In a new campaign video, Senator Ted Cruz continues to falsely claim that Common Core State Standards are a tool of…
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Late last month during a campaign stop in Iowa, Senator Marco Rubio trotted out a recycled criticism of the…
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Ahead of the 2016 legislative session, Maine State Representative Will Tuell filed a bill seeking to replace the state’s Common Core State…
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A recent Education World article asserts, “2015 became the year that Arkansas decided to move away from the Common…
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Under the banner “Common Core Support Descends into Free Fall,” a recent Education World article proclaims, “This was not…
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This month, the group End Common Core Massachusetts delivered enough signatures to secure a ballot question to voters in November 2016 about…
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In a report expected to be released Friday, the North Carolina Academic Standards Review Commission will recommend state officials…
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Ahead of a vote Thursday to determine whether West Virginia will “repeal Common Core” and adopt the West Virginia College and Career…
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Education officials in New York are “moving ahead with a plan to substantially overhaul and possibly replace” the state’s Common Core Standards,…
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Some GOP leaders have been outspoken declaring their intentions to “repeal” Common Core. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has spoken strongly against Common Core State…
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On Tuesday December 15, 2015, Karen Nussle, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success issued the following statement on New York’s…
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Yesterday, FiveThirtyEight published a largely inaccurate piece about the adoption of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and what…
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On Tuesday December 8, 2015, Karen Nussle, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success issued the following statement on the passing…
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December 1, 2015 This morning, Congressman John Kline, Chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, appeared on…
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Sometimes I wonder if some opponents of the Common Core are taking their cues from the Vladimir Lenin quote: “A lie told…
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“Dang I love Common Core!” junior high school math teacher Meg Rowe shared in a post on Facebook that has gone…
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On November 17, 2015, Karen Nussle, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, issued the following memo on Massachusetts State Board of Education…
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Statement from Collaborative for Student Success Executive Director Karen Nussle: This week the Wall Street Journal published an extensive…
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I’ll admit it. I have found myself struggling to figure out “math” in everyday life – relying on my cell-phone calculator in…
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October 28, 2015 This morning NAEP released scores for students across the country. Below is our statement on the score results, along…
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“The real question ahead of us is not did our students significantly change but how will we change as…
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UPDATED 10/14/15: Last night, Arkansas Education Commissioner Johnny Key clarified the state’s announcement about their performance levels,…
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On October 6, 2015, Karen Nussle, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, issued the following memo on Florida’s upcoming decision on honesty and…
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An Ohio dad, annoyed that he couldn’t understand his kid’s math homework, demonstrated his frustration by writing a check to his child’s…
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Click here for updates to this memo on 10/12/15. On September 16, 2015, Karen Nussle, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success,…
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In May 2014, Oklahoma education took a significant step backwards by repealing the Common Core State Standards, and reverting to an old set…
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On September 2, 2015, Karen Nussle, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, issued the following memo on the state of student assessments:…
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Parents around the country have expressed trepidation about new math instruction they don’t recognize and rightful concern that they are unable to…
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On August 24, 2015, Karen Nussle, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, issued the following memo on recently released poll results and the…
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High standards in their schools are part of the solution, but having high-quality assessments to measure and assess their achievement year by…
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August 12, 2015 This morning the New York State Department of Education released the 2015 statewide scores which showed “slight…
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Annual assessments are an important part of determining how well individual children are doing academically, and whether schools are meeting the needs…
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While the term “Common Core” may still rally a subset of political activists, the first and only question about education reform in tonight’s…
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According to a recent Politico Pro article*, twelve 20-member committees are gathering this week and over the next month to determine what…
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An Arkansas task force headed by Lieutenant Governor Tim Griffin will be examining the future of the state’s academic standards. The Associated…
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In an article appearing in the Arizona Republic last week, parents discussed their experiences helping their kids with math homework, and understanding the…
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http://unearthedcomics.com/ Congratulations to the U.S. math team that won the International Math Olympiad for our country for the first time in…
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Previewing upcoming test results from new Common Core-aligned assessments, columnist Nan Austin writes in the Modesto Bee that new state assessment results for…
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This case study from Idaho illustrates how teamwork, transparency, and inclusion can mitigate concerns from critics of high, consistent standards like the…
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This new infographic from Mission Readiness shows legislative activity around the Common Core for all states with legislative sessions that ended…
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On July 7, SHEEO, along with the National Association of System Heads and Higher Education for Higher…
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On July 1, 2015, Karen Nussle, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, released the following memo showing how the Common Core State…
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New report finds K-12 education increasing factor in military retention High, consistent education standards are no longer simply an education issue. For…
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Answering reader questions, national education writer Greg Toppo explains the origins of the Common Core. “Common Core…
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National civil and human rights groups have united to oppose opting students out of annual tests. Refusing the test…
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Bryan Albrecht, a member of the Common Core Validation Committee, writes in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that five years after…
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Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson writes for CNN that while a time to celebrate, graduation season underscores the need for “more…
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On May 29, 2015 Karen Nussle, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, released the following memo on the topic of…
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The following is part of an April 9, 2015 memo from Karen Nussle, Executive Director of the Collaborative for…
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The following memo was written by Karen Nussle, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, after President Obama’s State of the…
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