Standards
Education news, analysis, and opinion about the content standards students are measured against in school.
Standards New Media Literacy Standards Aim to Combat 'Truth Decay'The RAND Corporation has released a set of media literacy standards designed to help teach students to identify misinformation.
Standards How to Assess English-Learners' Needs From a Distance? Here's Some HelpWith schools unable to conduct in-person evaluations, schools must find new ways to determine if students need English-language-learner support services.
Standards Fact Check: Trump Administration Didn't 'Get Rid' of Common CoreU.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos implied at the Conservative Political Action Conference that President Donald Trump has fulfilled a pledge to "get rid of" the Common Core State Standards. That's not true.Standards People Keep on Saying They're Killing the Common Core. How Dead Is It?Florida's governor declares a standards overhaul would "remove all vestiges" of the common core. But it remains unclear how much is really changing under the Florida Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking.
Standards Mismatch Seen Between New Science Tests and State RequirementsTeachers in some states worry students may face questions on topics they haven't studied on new science tests rolling out across the country.Standards News in Brief Changes to Social Study Standards In Michigan Reversed After OutcryBack is Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. Back is Roe v. Wade. Back is climate change. and the word "democratic." A new proposal incorporating those revisions was presented to the Michigan board of education last week.
Standards Commentary Did the Common Core Kill Classroom Assessment?New standards may be more rigorous, but they've created a widening gulf between large-scale and classroom assessment, argues Gregory J. Cizek.
Standards Science Curriculum Reviews Are Out, and Results Aren't GreatOf the six series reviewed for their quality and how well they aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards, EdReports gave just one top marks.Standards Common-Core Testing 2.0: Get Updated in 7 QuestionsThe PARCC and Smarter Balanced assessments have evolved since they were launched in 2015. Here's a guide to understanding them now.
Standards Is Homework Valuable or Not? Try Looking at Quality InsteadAlthough homework does tend to align to standards, a lot of it is busywork, rather than work requiring students to synthesize, analyze, or use higher-order thinking skills.Standards Bible Study Bill Kicks Up Controversy in N.D.Advocates worry that the fine line separating devotional from secular study of the Bible is again being crossed, this time in a North Dakota proposal.
Standards Commentary What Betsy DeVos Can Learn From Bush-Obama School ReformThere are four practical lessons for avoiding past administrations' education pitfalls, write Fredrick M. Hess and Michael Q. McShane.Standards Letter to the Editor A New Model for Teacher-PrepTo the Editor:
A recent article about teacher-prep standards ("Colleges Grapple With Teacher-Prep Standards," August 29, 2018) reports that teacher-prep programs are still grappling with CAEP Standard 4, which measures the program's impact on P-12 student learning and development. However, over the past eight years, we at Miami University have developed and validated a simple, cost-effective way to meet parts of this standard.
Standards Florida Gubernatorial Candidate Vows to Stop Common CoreRepublican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis is renewing a political trend that had fallen dormant: calling for the end of the use of the shared standards.
