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  Georgia’s Savannah Christian Preparatory School has several reasons to celebrate, the Savannah Morning News reported. In addition to high test scores and national recognition, the institution is celebrating its 60th year of educating local children. According to the news source, Savannah was established in 1951 as the Evangelical Bible Institute, a boarding school for […]

  The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) is provided by the University of Iowa’s College of Education and is used to measure student progress in kindergarten through the eighth grade, according to the institution’s website. Even though the assessment is designed for pupils within the state of Iowa, school districts across the U.S. are […]

  The Center on Education Policy recently released the results of a survey it conducted among districts in each of the 44 states that have adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) between February and April of 2011. Findings provide a sense of schools’ progress as they implement the changes to their curricula. According to […]

  Students at Butler Elementary School in Iowa will be greeted by several changes when they resume classes for the new school year, including more classmates and classrooms, The Messenger reported. The closing of Hillcrest Elementary School in Fort Dodge is the reason behind Butler’s larger student population, according to the news source. The institution […]

The University of Iowa’s College of Education provides schools throughout the state with an opportunity to gauge the effectiveness of their teaching through the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS). According to the institution’s website, this assessment is provided to students in kindergarten through the eighth grade. Irving Elementary School in Waterloo, Iowa is one […]

  Although the Clawson School District in Michigan recently met the state’s Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), officials feel there is still room for improvement, which the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Initiative may be able to help fast track, Clawson Patch reported. Results that were released by the Michigan Department of Education show that Clawson […]

  The majority of K-8 students in the state of Iowa participate in the Iowa Statewide Testing Program and take the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS), according to the website for The University of Iowa, the institution that administers the assessment. In the North Winneshiek School, educators set specific goals with each student and […]

Third-grade students in Florida who were recommended for being held back had the chance to improve their reading scores over their summer vacations with the Highland County Summer Reading Program, the News Sun reports. This initiative is lead annually by the state Department of Education and is offered to third-grade students in many school districts […]

School leaders from North Carolina’s New Hanover County Board of Education recently met to discuss the possibility of accepting a five-day waiver that was offered to them by the state, Star News Online reports. These five professional days would be used to discuss how the Common Core State Standards can be smoothly integrated into their […]

  When Colorado school officials decided that it was time to update their curriculum, they chose to adopt the Common Core State Standards, according to Coloradoan. Melissa Colsman, director of teaching and learning for the state Department of Education, said that ultimately, they were searching for "fewer, clearer, higher standards." According to its website, the […]