Education Week: Standards

New Science Standards: Bound for Glory, or Running Behind?

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Policymakers must look forward in setting science education goals rather than obsess about content mastery and testing.

ALEC Delays Vote on Common Core

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

The American Legislative Exchange Council postponed its vote on a resolution opposing the Common Core State Standards at a recent meeting in Charlotte, N.C.

Incoming College Board Head Wants SAT to Reflect Common Core

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

David Coleman, a lead writer of the common standards whose nonprofit is producing curriculum materials, will take over as president of the organization on Oct. 15.

Successful Training Needs Buy-In From Teachers

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Public Gets Glimpse of Science Standards

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

An ambitious effort to refocus K-12 science education across the nation enters a new phase today with the release of the first public draft of voluntary, "next generation" standards in the subject.

Common Core

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

States with standards that are closest to the Common Core State Standards in mathematics tend to do better, according to a new paper.

'Furious Criticism' Is Not Always Correct

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Teachers Embedding Standards in Basal-Reader Questions

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400

"Text dependent" questions that require students to dig deeper into their readings will be housed in an online repository.

Common Standards Ignite Debate Over Prereading

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400

Many educators have inferred that the common core bans the practice of providing students with context and content before they read text.

Math Teaching Often Doesn't Fit With New Standards

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400

Many teachers are broaching math topics at grades higher or lower than what the standards prescribe—and across more years than called for.

Big Shifts Ahead for Math Instruction