Common Standards

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

Kathy Powers discusses the book Assassin with her 5th graders at Carl Stuart Middle School in Conway, Ark. She uses the historical novel along with the nonfiction book Chasing Lincoln's Killer and a Walt Whitman poem in a unit about the president's assassination.
—Stephen B. Thornton for Education Week

Interpretations Differ on Common Core's Nonfiction Rule

Teachers' understanding varies over how to balance fiction and nonfiction to meet the English/language arts standards. (January 29, 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.

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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.

Chat Transcript

Common Standards: The Professional-Development Challenge in Math
This live chat explored how mathematics instruction could shift under the Common Core State Standards initiative, and the related professional-development needs—and challenges—for teachers.

Special Collection

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.

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Test Groups Weigh Unified Accommodations Policies
The consortia devising new common assessments must navigate many obstacles in making the tests accessible to English-learners and students with disabilities.
April 2, 2013 - Education Week
Testing Consortia Struggle With ELL Provisions
In drafting test protocols, the consortia crafting common assessments are using research to sort through the wide variety of state-permitted accommodations for English-learners.
April 2, 2013 - Education Week
Common-Assessment Groups Differ on Special Ed. Rules
Each federally financed consortia is crafting common guidelines for accommodating students with disabilities.
April 2, 2013 - Education Week
Commentary
3 Reasons to Like the New Science Standards
The new science standards—if paired with finely tuned assessments—have the potential to generate great improvement, writes Arthur H. Camins.
April 2, 2013 - Education Week
Common-Core Curricula Spark Teacher Resistance
New York state took an unorthodox route in buying curriculum that teachers now say students won’t have time to digest before being tested.
March 26, 2013 - Education Week
Teachers Break Down Math Standards for At-Risk Pupils
Some math teachers are refining practices and getting creative to help struggling students make the shift to the common core.
March 26, 2013 - Education Week
Commentary
The Math Standards and Moving Beyond the Worksheet
The common-core math standards offer an opportunity for teachers to move away from a step-by-step instructional model, writes Alison Crowley.
March 26, 2013 - Education Week
Commentary
Which Path for the Common Core?
Educators should use the common-core standards as a springboard to deeper learning in schools, Ken Kay and Bob Lenz write.
March 22, 2013 - Education Week
Exit Strategy: State Lawmakers Consider Dropping Common Core
Track the development of various state legislations seeking withdrawal from the Common Core State Standards. You can also find a short synopsis and a timeline of recent actions for each bill below.
March 14, 2013 | Updated: May 13, 2013 - Education Week
Principal Sees Course Rigor as Basis for Common-Core Readiness
Veteran principal Carol Burris has a suggestion for schools struggling to transition to the common standards: Make classes harder.
March 13, 2013 - Teacher

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