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Articles: Standards

Get Ready for NextGen Science

Feature
New national standards promise to revolutionize the content area.
Ron Schachter
Tags: 
science
science curriculum

Demands to be Met for New Writing

Feature
Common Core State Standards call for more writing rules.
Patricia Daddona
District Administration, Feb 2013
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Common Core

Writing Across the K12 Curriculum

Feature
Common Core mandates for success.
Patricia Daddona
District Administration, Feb 2013
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Common Core

An Ounce of Prevention

Q&A
Project 2020 Turns High School Dropouts into Graduates
Lynn Russo Whylly
District Administration, Dec 2012
Tags: 
21st-century learning
achievement gap
at-risk
best practices
crisis response
dropout prevention
enhancing education through technology
failure
individualized learning

Neuroscience in Schools

Feature
Improving learning capacity for young students.
Ron Schachter
District Administration, Dec 2012
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21st-century learning

Giving Teachers and Administrators an Informed Voice Around the Common Core

Professional Opinion
Michael J. Rush
District Administration, October 2012

The Challenge of Assessing Project-Based Learning

Feature
On the heels of Common Core State Standards, administrators begin assessing critical thinking and content mastery.
Suzie Boss
District Administration, October 2012
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project-based-learning

Are Expanded-Learning-Time Models Worthwhile?

News Update
Marion Herbert
District Administration, October 2012
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personalized learning
student achievement

Testing Isn’t the Problem

Feature
A robust curriculum and high-quality teaching is the answer.
Amy Wilkins
District Administration, September 2012
Tags: 
achievement gap
assessment
assessments

Resistance to High Stakes Testing Spreads

A national resolution to limit standardized testing is gathering support.
Bob Schaeffer
District Administration, September 2012
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assessment
assessments
current events
legislation

Telling Teachers They Are Irreplaceable

News Update
Marion Herbert
District Administration, September 2012
Tags: 
achievement gap
Common Core
hiring practices
teacher evaluation
teacher
teacher observation
vocational

Parent Trigger Law Taking Effect

Inside The Law
Marion Herbert
District Administration, September 2012
Tags: 
achievement gap
at-risk
community
current events
failure
graduation rate
legislation
parent trigger law

Michigan Education Achievement Authority

News Update
John Covington talks about the new organization to improve the lowest-performing 5 percent of schools in Michigan.
Courtney Williams
District Administration, July/Aug 2012
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student achievement

People Watch

News Update
Marion Herbert
District Administration, June 2012
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safety
superintendents

Year One of Texas Textbook Adoption Freedom

News Update
The 2011-2012 school year marked the first time in decades that Texas school districts could purchase instructional materials without approval by the state board of education.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, June 2012
Tags: 
history curriculum
science curriculum

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