by Valerie Strauss | Apr 24, 2013 | Articles
The Common Core State Standards guidelines are being criticized by some lawmakers in Washington. The Republican National Committee passed a resolution criticizing the standards and calling them an “inappropriate overreach to standardize and control the... by Julie Smith | Apr 6, 2013 | Articles
The Common Core State Standards deadline is fast approaching. School districts across the country are advised to prepare by using more advanced technology to give students and teachers 24 hour access to resources. In just a year and a half, 45 states, the District of... by Pat Wyman | Mar 27, 2013 | Articles
Most states are much closer to implementing the Common Core State Standards, however, some states are reconsidering their options due to a number of factors. “Teacher training is expensive says Michael Horn, co-founder and executive director of the nonpartisan... by Pat Wyman | Feb 16, 2013 | Articles
Educators are preparing for Common Core State Standards despite the lack of textbooks. In Florida, teachers are working to create thousands of lesson plans available online at cpalms.org, the website of CPALMS, Florida’s platform for educators to... by Sarah D. Sparks | Feb 12, 2013 | Articles
Children who enter kindergarten with a small vocabulary don’t get taught enough words—particularly, sophisticated academic words—to close the gap, according to the latest in a series of studies by Michigan early-learning experts. The findings suggest many... 
