Standards & Accountability
Read more about the skills students are expected to acquire and policies designed to hold schools accountable for learning
What’s the Purpose of Standards in Education? An Explainer
What are standards? Why are they important? What's the Common Core? Do standards improve student achievement? Our explainer has the answers.
- Standards & Accountability U.S. Ed. Sec. Duncan: Too Much Testing Costs Teachers and Students 'Precious Time'U.S. Education Secretary identifies bad tests, and too much testing, as key problems, but doesn't provide details yet on what the department might do about them.
Standards & Accountability PDK/Gallup Poll Finds Rising Awareness, Majority Opposition to Common CoreThe 46th annual education policy public opinion poll from PDK/Gallup shows that a majority of Americans oppose the Common Core State Standards.Standards & Accountability From Our Research Center Teachers Say They Are Not Well-Prepared for Common CoreDespite increased professional development for teaching to the new standards, about half of teachers surveyed do not feel the preparation has been adequate.Standards & Accountability Letter to the Editor Dean: Common-Core Repeal Would Hurt Ohio EducationTo the Editor:
Republicans in the Ohio House of Representatives are seeking to pass a bill to repeal the Common Core State Standards in November, an outcome that would have devastating consequences for public education in the state.Standards & Accountability Opinion Help Teachers Succeed with Content StandardsTeachers are clear about their need for more professional learning to implement college- and career-ready standards. Consider four essential steps to build support for sustained continuous learning.
Standards & Accountability Survey: Teachers Are Knowledgeable About Common Core, But WaryTeacher support for the common standards has dropped precipitously, even though they're among the best informed about the expectations.Standards & Accountability Deb Delisle on the Promise and Pitfalls of NCLB WaiversThe U.S. Department of Education's assistant secretary for K-12 addresses the promise and pitfalls of the No Child Left Behind Act waivers.
Standards & Accountability New Skirmish Over N.Y. Common-Core Tests: Artificially Boosting the Scores?New York state K-12 officials deny that they deceived the public by gaming how recent state assessments were scored, but others aren't so sure.Standards & Accountability Next Generation Science Standards: Which States Adopted and When?Since the common science standards were finalized in April 2013, 12 states and the District of Columbia have adopted them.Standards & Accountability Friday Reading List: Common Core Readiness, School Turnarounds, and Parent TriggerAre teachers ready for Common Core? What happens to the "reform" movement without Michelle Rhee heading up StudentsFirst? Dig into these questions in the Friday Reading List.Standards & Accountability Ohio Ed. Department Revises Report Cards in Data-Scrubbing ScandalIn new report cards released this week—which added the scores of more than 1,500 students—the ratings for 20 Columbus City Schools were lowered.Standards & Accountability Arne Duncan Extends NCLB Waivers For Five States, Some With CaveatsFlorida, Kentucky, Mississippi North Carolina and Wisconsin will get to keep their NCLB waivers for another year, but two of the extensions come with some pretty big asterisks.
Standards & Accountability Teachers of English-Learners Feel Least Prepared for Common Core, Survey FindsAn October 2013 survey of teachers by the Education Week Research Center shows that teachers feel least confident in their preparation to teach the common-core standards to English-language learners.
Standards & Accountability With Common Core Coming to the Plate, How Prepared Do Teachers Feel?Teachers are getting an increasing amount of training to prepare for the common core, but that doesn't always make them feel ready to teach the standards.Standards & Accountability Tracking the Fight Over Common Core in Louisiana, From 2010 to the PresentWhat's the history of the common core and PARCC tests in Louisiana, and when did things start to get complicated?
