Archive | May, 2012

In Maryland’s Frederick County Public Schools, Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-10) results provide evidence that the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) may have something to do with better second-grade math scores, the Frederick News Post reported. Frederick County pre-kindergarten through second-grade students have already been introduced to the first phase of the new CCSS […]

At East Lake Academy in Illinois, students and faculty adhere to four pillars: academic excellence, character development, faith formation and apostolic action, according to TribLocal. By focusing on these four areas, the Academy has had a chance to grow in recent years, but it is far from done. As interest in the Academy expands, so […]

When students take the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS), they tackle questions related to vocabulary, reading comprehension, math, science and social studies, according to The Riverside Publishing Company’s website. Based on the results of these assessments, teachers get to see how their students are performing and which individuals may be in need of additional […]

  Currently, just over 200 teachers from across Tennessee are participating in leadership training sessions on the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), according to the Tennessee Department of Education. Using the knowledge they gain, these educators will then lead sessions for more than 11,000 instructors throughout the state this summer. More than […]

Both students and their parents in the unincorporated U.S. territory of Guam have spent recent days preparing for the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-10). This is due to the fact that from April 30 through May 11, schools on the island will be administering the Test to roughly 30,000 students, the Pacific Daily News reported. Using the […]