Common-Core Update: October 25, 2017: October 25, 2017

Insights and news on the Common Core State Standards, October 25, 2017. View as web page.

Gates Foundation Announces New $1.7B for K-12

Bill Gates, whose foundation fueled widespread adoption of the common core, outlines new investments for curricula, school networks, and research and development. Read more.

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Trump Taps Common-Core Foe Mick Zais for No. 2 Post at Ed. Dept.

President Donald Trump has tapped Mitchell "Mick" Zais, the former South Carolina chief state school officer, as deputy secretary at the U.S. Department of Education. Read more.

(Politics K-12)

Teachers Say State Standards Are Good for Instruction. But Testing? Not So Much.

About 9 out of 10 math and English/language arts teachers say having state standards is good for classroom instruction, according to a recent survey. But less than one-third of teachers say they support the use of the state tests. Read more.

(Teacher Beat)

New SAT Yields Higher Scores, But Don't Be Fooled

A record number of students from the class of 2017 took the revised SAT. But don’t try comparing this year’s scores to last year’s. Read more.

(Education Week)

Does Test Prep Harm Teaching? Maybe Not as Much as We Think

Explicit test preparation is associated with small declines in the quality of lessons, but not consistently. Read more.

(Curriculum Matters)

OPINION

Make School About Learning, Not About Grades

Teachers who actively put students in the driver’s seat of their own learning engage kids to prepare for their futures as modern lifelong leaders, Starr Sackstein writes. Read more.

(Work in Progress)

MORE HEADLINES

'Open' Curricula Offerings Expand to Social Studies
(Curriculum Matters)

Educators Want to Rethink the Way Students Learn Science
(Teaching Now)

Inside ESSA Plans: How Do States Want to Handle Testing Opt-Outs?
(Politics K-12)

Why Did So Many States Choose to Use These Two ESSA Indicators?
(State EdWatch)

Thousands of Tests Scored Incorrectly in Tennessee
(High School & Beyond)

RAND Researchers Make It Clear: Personalized Learning Is Difficult to Do
(Education Week)

MORE VIEWS

Has the United States Been ‘Sleepwalking Through History’ or Not?
(Top Performers)

Using the SAT as a High School Exit Exam? Not Such a Good Idea
(Top Performers)

From Tracking to on Track: How One Teacher Transformed Math Education for His Students
(Teacher)

One Canadian School’s Vision for Feedback-Based Assessment
(Work in Progress)

There Is Not One Right Answer for Reading Instruction
(Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo)

Writing in Math Class Is a Win-Win for Students & Teachers
(Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo)

INFOGRAPHIC

Common-Core Backlash: Track State Efforts

Common-Core Backlash: A Bill Tracker

Use our updated interactive tracker to follow the development of legislation and executive orders in states seeking to pause, delay, or repeal the Common Core State Standards. Read more.

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