Bright Education Blog

America Achieves is a national group of educators that is committed to helping children prepare for their futures, whether they continue on to college or enter the workforce. According to the organization's website, they accomplish this by helping states and communities leverage policy, practice and leadership in education. As a result, the Common Core State […]

As school districts across the country move closer toward fully implementing the Common Core State Standards, it is not uncommon to see educators increasing their use of technology in the classroom. In fact, a large number of teachers are not only embracing digital resources, but seeing how much they can improve instruction in their classrooms. […]

In addition to classrooms, many academic institutions also have a library on school grounds. As 45 states and the District of Columbia have adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), it only makes sense for librarians who work in and outside of academia to be familiar with the CCSS. Following the introduction of the CCSS […]

For many struggling schools, a lack of financial resources is one of the major factors preventing students and educators from reaching their full potential. This is apparent based on how far Michigan's Lee High School has come since its school district received funding in 2010 and 2011. The Grand Rapids Press reported that Godfrey-Lee Public Schools, the […]

Because of parents' busy schedules, officials from Georgia's Norton Park Elementary School were not sure how receptive they would be to attending special classes designed to educate them about the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). According to The Marietta Daily Journal, it was not worth worrying, as the recent training event was a success. "We […]

A lot goes into helping students perform well on standardized tests, such as the Iowa Assessments. According to officials from East High School, which is part of Iowa's Des Moines Public Schools, attendance plays a big role in students' performance. Steve Johns, East High School's principal, recently spoke to the Des Moines Register about how […]

Arizona, like 44 other states across the U.S., as well as the District of Columbia and four territories, is currently in the process of implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Currently, educators working within the Lake Havasu Unified School District, which is located in the Copper State, are seeing the transformational effect of the CCSS, […]

In the past, kindergarten at Stedman Primary Elementary School in North Carolina was viewed as playtime, according to the Fayetteville Observer. That is because North Carolina is among the states currently in the process of implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). "You took your mat and took a nap after lunch," Deborah Faircloth, Stedman's principal told the news source. "Now, kindergarten […]

When students return to Maryland's Frederick County Public Schools for the 2013-2014 academic year, the school day will be quite different, thanks to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). That is because the district plans to revamp its schedule for students who attend its middle schools, The Gazette reported. In the next academic year, students […]

According to a September 2012 report by the College Board, only 43 percent of SAT takers in the Class of 2012 met the test's College and Career Readiness Benchmark, which suggests that a majority of students do not have the skills they need to be successful in college. Florida, in particular, has seen that many […]