While school districts across Arizona have been transitioning to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for some time now, there are still many residents throughout the state who do not fully understand what the CCSS are or what they will mean for children's education. To rectify this problem, the Arizona Department of Education recently announced the launch […]
Archive | September, 2012
Transition to Iowa Assessments may be linked to district’s low AYP scores
Recently, officials from Iowa’s Emmetsburg Community School Board received the preliminary Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) report from the state’s Department of Education, Emmetsburg News reported. While high schoolers met their AYP goals, the same could not be said of students from Emmetsburg’s middle school and West Elementary institution. According to John Joynt, Emmetsburg’s superintendent of […]
Despite early concern, laptops helped North Carolina school district excel
It has been about five years since students attending classes at North Carolina's Mooresville Graded School District first started using laptops to enhance their instruction, the Knoxville News Sentinel reported. Between then and now, Mooresville pupils have benefited greatly from these technological classroom resources. This is good news, considering the fact that District officials had originally prepared for a […]
ITBS results to help Georgia students excel academically
With the new academic year comes a fresh round of standardized testing for students taking classes within Georgia's Newton County School System. Beginning on September 10, all sixth-graders will be required to take the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS), the Newton Citizen reported. This testing period will run for several days, and see to it that […]
West Virginia school district delays CCSS implementation
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are designed to have a positive impact on the quality of students’ education. For this reason, West Virginia’s Raleigh County School District is slowing its transition to the CCSS, the Beckley Register-Herald reported, as there is concern it would not be seamless enough. While the District has already begun […]
Common Core may prove challenging to many Louisiana students
Before the 2014-2015 academic year comes to a close, schools throughout Louisiana will implement the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), according to the state’s Department of Education. While local education officials believe the CCSS will be beneficial to students, they admit they will also provide a challenge. John C. White, the Louisiana superintendent of education, […]