Archive | November, 2012

  Ashe County Schools students, as well as their parents and teachers, have reason to celebrate, as they performed well under the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The Jefferson Post reported that four schools within the Ashe County district recently achieved "Distinction" status on the North Carolina School Report Card for the 2011-2012 academic year, which followed […]

Attending half-day kindergarten is fine for children, so long as they are receiving a level of instruction that will prepare them for first grade and beyond. Unfortunately, in states that have adopted the Common Core Standards (CCSS), it appears as though only half a day of kindergarten instruction may not be enough. This is what officials within […]

In an increasingly technological world, many educators are conflicted when it comes to teaching cursive writing. This is especially true of instructors in states that have adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), as cursive instruction is not required under them. Kansas is among the states that have embraced the CCSS. Based on the results of […]

While classrooms throughout Illinois have followed their own set of state learning standards for many years, the Prairie State is currently in the process of incorporating the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), according to the Illinois State Board of Education. The goal is for the CCSS-infused Illinois State Learning Standards to be in place by the 2014-2015 […]

As school districts continue to implement the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), there is no shortage of professional development opportunities for educators nationwide. One organization that is making sure instructors are ready to teach according to the CCSS is The Common Core Institute, which specializes in research, training and consulting related to the implementation of the Standards. From January 31 through […]

Between 2000 and 2010, the nation's high school dropout rate has fallen from 10.9 percent to 7.4 percent, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. While this is a definite improvement, far too many students are still giving up on their education and entering the workforce without a high school diploma. In some cases, students' lack […]

Based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the size of Rhode Island's Latino population grew by 44 percent between 2000 and 2010, GoLocalProv reported. As a result, roughly 19 percent of K-12 students throughout the state are from this demographic, while 63 percent of pupils within the Providence School District are Latino. How these students perform academically will […]

Students in the continental U.S. are not the only ones who take the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-10), as those who attend classes in the unincorporated U.S. territory of Guam also sit for the exam. The Guam Department of Education recently released the results from the 2011-2012 SAT-10 testing round and, according to the Pacific Daily […]

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have the potential to improve the state of education in New York City (NYC). However, before Big Apple teachers can provide their students with the type of instruction that will prepare them for college and the workforce, the CCSS must be fully implemented – a crucial step that could be in […]

From now on, when parents of kindergartners and first-graders in Florida's Palm Beach County School District review their children's report cards, they will see fewer letter grades and more abbreviations, such as EX for exemplary and AP for approaching, the Palm Beach Post reported. While the new system may take some getting used to, many […]