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11/02/12 Digital Education: How Are Districts Covering the Tech. Costs of Common Core?
The Palm Beach school district in Florida and other districts around the country are taking creative approaches and seeking help from big technology companies such as Dell, Intel, and Microsoft. Blogs & Community
03/08/13 Digital Education: Assessment Group To Begin Testing Common Core Platform
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium hopes to use data from a pilot test to conduct research and prepare for the implementation of Common Core-aligned tests in 2014-2015. Blogs & Community
01/17/13 Marketplace K-12: Market for Education Software, Digital Products Has Grown, Analysis Shows
The market for education software and digital products grew by more than 3.5 percent and now stands at $7.7 billion, new research shows. Blogs & Community
02/13/13 An Opportunity to Talk About Testing
Protesting teachers at a Seattle high school leave the door open for an important discussion about the quality of assessments, writes Celine Coggins. Education Week
01/17/13 Digital Education: Demand for Education Software, Digital Products Is Growing
The market for education software and digital products grew by 3.5 percent over the most recent year and now stands at $7.7 billion, a new analysis reveals. Blogs & Community
05/26/13 Finding Common Ground: Not All Reading Has to be Assessed!!!
In these days of high stakes testing and increased accountability, teachers are at risk of trying to assess every part of a child's day. Blogs & Community
09/13/12 Early Years: Florida Prepares to Assess Preschoolers' Academic Skills
Critics say assessment doesn't cover all state standards and lacks national comparison component Blogs & Community
09/14/12 Curriculum Matters: Smarter Balanced, PARCC Team Up To Fund Future Operations
Two big assessment consortia partner with the organizations that led the common-standards initiative to seek funding. Blogs & Community
07/29/13 Curriculum Matters: PARCC Proclaims Strong State Commitment Despite State Withdrawals
Testing-consortium officials reach out to reporters to bring attention to the states that are fully committed to field-testing the exam in 2014. Blogs & Community
07/25/13 Marketplace K-12: Education Industry Mergers, Acquisitions Rise Slightly From Last Year
There were 135 mergers and acquisitions of education-focused companies in the first half of this year, a slight increase over late 2012, according to Berkery Noyes. Blogs & Community
05/08/13 Online Testing Suffers Setbacks in Multiple States
Technical glitches during recent online assessments in a number of states are prompting worries about schools' ability to administer common-core testing in 2014-15. Education Week
03/13/13 Inclusion a Nettlesome Issue for NAEP Officials
The NAEP policy board grapples with ways to expand participation of English-learners and students with disabilities. Education Week
11/14/12 Testing Group Defines 'College Readiness'
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers has approved a set of descriptors for the tests it's designing for the Common Core State Standards. Education Week
11/29/12 Standardized Testing Costs States $1.7 Billion a Year, Study Says
States spend, on average, $34 per student on assessment, according to a national study released by the Brookings Institution’s Brown Center on Education Policy. Education Week
05/03/13 States' Online Testing Problems Raise Common-Core Concerns
Technical glitches during recent online assessments in a number of states are prompting worries about schools' ability to administer common-core testing in 2014-15. Education Week

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