Common Standards

The latest news about the Common Core State Standards, including articles, Commentaries, and special features.

Dowan McNair-Lee helps 8th grader Mikel Robinson with an English/language arts assignment at Stuart-Hobson Middle School.
—Jared Soares for Education Week

D.C. Bets Big on Common Core

The District of Columbia has devoted many resources to the standards, resulting in hopes, frustrations, and the knowledge that changes are necessary. (May 21, 2013)

Spotlight on Implementing Common Standards

This Spotlight highlights the curriculum, professional development, and online resources available to help teachers prepare for the common core.

Spotlight on Common Core Assessment and Curriculum

This Spotlight explains how the standards will impact curriculum development and the crafting of common assessments.

Issue Backgrounder

For background on this topic, see:
Standards

Blog Coverage

Standards
The Curriculum Matters blog covers developments on the adoption and implementation of common standards. Visit this page to browse the latest posts on this topic.

On-Demand Webinars

Revealing How Education Leaders Can Work Together on Common-Standards Implementation
In this webinar, our guests provided available resources to guide principals and district leaders as they embrace the standards.

How One District is Putting the Common Standards Into Practice: A Case Study
In this webinar, our guests from a North Carolina school district discuss their experiences with putting the common core into practice.

Special Collection

Common Core: A Steep Climb
An Education Week series on the District of Columbia's vision of the common-core standards and how they are being put into practice.
Common-Core Commentaries
Thought leaders, policymakers and educators offer their opinions and ideas on the common-core standards.
Math, Literacy, & Common Standards
This special report maps out the landscape of academic content and instruction in the common-core era.
Quality Counts 2010
The 14th edition of Education Week's annual report looks at the national debate over common academic standards.

PD DIRECTORY

The Professional Development Directory features courses and resources for teachers on:
Common Core

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More than a million students have used computing devices to participate in a pilot of online assessments for the Common Core State Standards.
June 11, 2013 - Digital Directions
A flurry of education groups are staking out positions on the role tests should play in evaluating teachers and labeling schools.
June 11, 2013 - Education Week
Debate over the subject's relevancy brews in several states even as the Common Core State Standards for mathematics expect students to master that content.
June 11, 2013 - Education Week
The U. S. Department of Education quietly pauses expert-panel review of state assessment systems, a staple of federal oversight.
June 11, 2013 - Education Week
Michigan set to become second state to pause rollout of controversial standards.
June 11, 2013 - Education Week
A veteran teacher uses the last weeks of the school year to bolster her students' literacy skills before spring tests.
June 11, 2013 - Education Week
Postponing high stakes for the common-core assessments would delay important progress, writes Alice Johnson Cain of Teach Plus.
June 4, 2013 - Education Week
Five groups representing state and district school leaders call for flexibility in implementing the common standards.
June 4, 2013 - Education Week
In the District of Columbia, instructional coaches like Sarah Hawley are learning the common-core standards along with the teachers.
June 4, 2013 - Education Week
A veteran teacher finds it tough going to lead her students toward mastery of the common standards in English/language arts.
June 4, 2013 - Education Week

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