Implementing the Common Core Standards
More than two thirds of the states have adopted common grade-level expectations in English language arts and math, making clear what students need to know to graduate from high school and succeed in college or the workplace. These new, common standards open up opportunities for collaboration across state lines on common assessments as well... comments (0) - read more >
Helping the Best Get Better
(written by David McKay Wilson)
Twenty-five years into his career as investment research director, Chuck Cahn took on an assignment that would change his own life as well as hundreds of educators and thousands of New York City schoolchildren. His company was merging with a larger one, and the directors wanted advice on where to focus... comments (0) - read more >
Mentoring Program Assists Pupils' Scores
Founded in September 2000, BLAST assists disadvantaged children and youth, many of whom are at risk of failing school, by pairing them with college mentors — students attending Long Beach City College, California State University, Long Beach, and California State University, Dominguez Hills.
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WOODWORKS: The legacy of a lifetime of research
(From the Teachers College - Columbia University web page)
It began with a typewriter. In a 1929-31 study Ben D. Wood, a Teachers College alumnus and pioneer in the field of learning technologies and testing, showed that using typewriters encouraged more and higher quality writing and better... comments (0) - read more >
Learning To Honor Creative Imagination In Children
The growing up process is basically a process of socialization for the developing child. There are a wide range of rules and regulations that need to be learned as well as subtler cues in respect to the personal needs of family, extended family members, other people and groups who are germane to the child’s world.
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Donors Choose: How to Donate Directly to Schools
Almost everyone can agree that the public schools in U.S. need more funding. However, too often funds allocated for education do not actually make it to the classroom. Tax dollars may go to the salaries of administrators, principals or even high school football coaches,
Innovation Is the Key to Smarter Schools
It's not how much you spend, but how you spend it that matters. How can we stimulate the kind of education reform that will lead to smarter schools? At an Education Summit last week, North Carolina’s leaders in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors had a unique opportunity to focus on how innovation can chart a new... comments (0) - read more >
Florida Adopts Common Core Standards in Education
(This was published as a press release.)
Today, the Florida State Board of Education, in a unanimous and unified vote, approved the adoption of the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts and Mathematics. This approval marks a vital next step on Florida's long-standing and successful education... comments (0) - read more >
Massachusetts Adopts Common Core Standards
(This is a press release from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.)
The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education cited the increased academic rigor and stronger expectations for student performance when it voted 8-0 to adopt the Common Core... comments (0) - read more >
American Ingenuity at its Best: The Common Core Standards
Throughout most of the 20th century, the United States has been a global leader in educational achievement. Now, according to a PISA study, Finland is consistently the leader, followed closely by Korea and Canada. In a variety of categories, the USA comes in at #15 (reading), #21 (science), and #25 (math). Yearly statistics illustrate a... comments (0) - read more >
