Some Kansas educators may have thought their days of highlighting the benefits of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were behind them. After all, the state officially adopted them November 29, 2010, according to the CCSS' website. However, resistance to the Common Core has been growing in different parts of the country, including Kansas. According to The […]
Archive | June, 2013
Many Tennessee residents support the Common Core
The Tennessee Department of Education states that the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are designed to equip students with knowledge and skills that will serve them in the years ahead. Currently, Tennessee is in the process of transitioning to the CCSS – a process that provides the Department with an opportunity to take a fresh look at […]
CCSS have Arizona business and education leaders talking
When business and education leaders gathered at the Arizona Business and Education Coalition (ABEC) meeting on May 31, there was one topic that had everyone talking: the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). This voluntary set of national standards establishes the skills and knowledge students should have in mathematics and English language arts to ensure college […]
Construction projects on the way for New Jersey schools
New Jersey, like every other state to adopt the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), is currently in the process of implementing the new English language arts and mathematics curricula. Unfortunately, some institutions in the Garden State are at a disadvantage due to the ongoing recovery from Superstorm Sandy, which ravaged parts of New Jersey in October 2012. […]
Events keep parents informed about the Common Core Standards
The more parents know about the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), the better equipped they will be to help their children tackle the more rigorous instruction that is expected under the CCSS. For this reason, many educators are looking for ways to assist parents with brushing up on their Common Core knowledge. In California, for example, […]
Utah education officials believe in the CCSS
While education officials in some states still question the need for the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), those in Utah recently made it very clear that the CCSS are here to stay. A resolution to support the Standards was recently posted on the Utah State Office of Education website, and calls on the state's governor […]
Students work on CCSS-aligned anti-bullying programs
Mathematics and English language arts instruction are not all the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are affecting. Even anti-bullying strategies can be aligned with the CCSS. This is the case at Arizona's Anza Trail School, where seventh-graders had a chance to explore bullying in a way that helped them develop Common Core-aligned skills, the Arizona […]
Tablets continue to prove their educational value
Not only is Apple's iPad popular among consumers, but schools in states that have adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) as well. Educators who teach various grade levels continue to find ways to integrate the tablets into the instruction they provide thanks to funding from outside sources. Idaho's Lewis and Clark Elementary School is […]
Nebraska educators hope to get more boys reading
More will be expected of students in schools that have embraced the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), especially when it comes to reading. Before the CCSS were established, the complexity of the texts pupils were reading in K-12 classrooms was simply not at the level it should have been, according to the Common Core's website. […]