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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 […]

Currently, students in schools across Louisiana follow the state’s Comprehensive Curriculum. This will change come the 2014-2015 academic year when the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) must be fully implemented, the Bastrop Daily Enterprise reported. In addition to equipping students with knowledge that is aligned with college and work expectations, the CCSS’ website states that […]

Currently, students enrolled in institutions within the Concordia Parish School District are trying to tackle too many subjects in class, said Rhonda Wilson, president of the Concordia Parish School Board, according to The Natchez Democrat. However, the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is expected to provide a solution to the problem these […]

Currently, the California Standards Tests (CST), a part of the California STAR Testing Program, are on the minds of many students and teachers across the state. Every spring, second- through eleventh-graders prepare for and take the CST, which assess their knowledge of reading, writing, history, science and mathematics, according to the California Department of Education. Taking the […]

Between 1980 and 2009, the number of school-age children who spoke a language other than English at home increased from 4.7 to 11.2 million, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. With so many students considered to be English language learners (ELLs), it is expected that some of these youths may have some difficulty […]

In addition to schools across the country, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is also having an effect on publishers of children's books. Among these companies is Kingfisher, a part of the Macmillan publishing group. Publishers Weekly reported that the widespread adoption of the CCSS influenced Kingfisher to introduce a new line of illustrated children’s […]

Technological skills are an essential part of the Framework for 21st Century Learning, according to the Partnership for 21st Century Skills website. As a result, many schools are looking to introduce high tech software and devices in their classrooms to help students acquire the knowledge they will need to excel throughout life. Recently, the Idaho […]