Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Pledges More Money for Common Core
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced plans to increase their efforts to help teachers and educators adapt to Common Core standards. Gates Foundation CEO Sue Desmond-Hellman said that the material associated with the Common Core can be difficult for many teachers to master. She added that teachers are spending more time […]
Missouri Replaces Common Core Standards With Its Own
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Missouri has became the latest state to implement a new set of education standards to replace the federal standards set by Common Core. Missouri now joins a long list of states that have voted to replace Common Core with their independently designed guidelines. The Missouri State Board of Education approved new […]
Oklahoma Approves New Education Standards Similar to Common Core
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) State senators in Oklahoma made a significant turnaround this week by giving initial approval to new standards in math and English offered by the State Department of Education. The bill was overhauled by a committee and was revised to eliminate legislative involvement in future changes and updates, writes Matt Trotter for Public […]
PISA Results Show Broad Difficulties in Core Subjects
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has released a report on the data from the internationally administered Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in which international scores in core subjects are analyzed. “Low Performing Students: Why They Fall Behind and How To Help Them Succeed” analyzes data from students in 64 countries who […]
West Virginia Dumps Common Core in Favor of State Standards
The West Virginia Board of Education has voted to repeal and replace the state’s Common Core academic standards. West Virginia adopted the Next Generation Standards (Common Core-based) in 2011, but they will be replaced by the West Virginia College and Career Readiness Standards for Language and Math beginning in the 2016-2017 school year. Before the vote, more […]
California ‘CORE’ Districts to Evaluate Schools Differently
Beginning in February, a group of districts throughout California will begin to evaluate their schools using more than just test scores. A group made up of some of the largest districts in the state, CORE, is expected to discuss its new plan for measuring public schools in the state at the California School Boards Association Conference […]