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The college 'preparation gap' in a single graphic

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Valerie Strauss -- There is a "large gap" between how high school teachers perceive their graduating students' readiness for college and what professors expect freshmen to know.

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Jeb Bush’s ‘Chiefs for Change’ attack Weingarten for something she didn’t say

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Valerie Strauss -- Jeb Bush's "Chiefs for Change" attack AFT President Randi Weingarten for something she didn't say -- and she slaps them back.

2 comments | Tags: valerie strauss chiefs for change common core state standards randi weingarten controversy | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Lawmakers should resist anti-Common Core push

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.oklahoman.com (Views: 32, Clicks: 1) View Story

Editorial -- IN a triumph of irrationality over reason, House Speaker T.W. Shannon abruptly announced that lawmakers might try to repeal Common Core academic standards in the legislative session’s final days.

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Common Core offers a common vision

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.oklahoman.com (Views: 39, Clicks: 2) View Story

Keith Ballard -- School is more than learning your ABCs and how to solve equations. We know that learning how to think critically, work cooperatively and solve problems creatively are among the most important skills children need to be productive in a competitive global economy.

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Athletes aid Moore tornado victims by providing helping hands and relief

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The athletes have spoken. Moore, Oklahoma, will rebuild.

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Re: The college 'preparation gap' in a single graphic

Explaining What College Readiness Scores Mean
http://www.act.org/standard/

Re: Jeb Bush’s ‘Chiefs for Change’ attack Weingarten for something she didn’t say

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The Chiefs’ contention that states are all ready for the new assessments — which, remember, aren’t even ready — and that sufficient professional development is in the works is just wrong.

Re: Jeb Bush’s ‘Chiefs for Change’ attack Weingarten for something she didn’t say

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Let’s get this straight: Weingarten didn’t argue (as testing experts do) that using student standardized test scores to evaluate teachers and principals is wrong because the results are not reliable. She didn’t call for a permanent ban. She asked for a moratorium to make sure everyone is ready. Given that teachers are being evaluated on the student test scores, it seems only fair to give them enough time to actually learn the standards, develop lessons around the standards, and give students time to absorb them. -- Valerie Strauss

Re: Lawmakers should resist anti-Common Core push

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Common Core endorses such things as teaching third-graders to “develop understanding of fractions as numbers” and expecting children to “read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently” by the end of second grade. Does achieving those goals really place Oklahomans on the road to federal serfdom?

Re: Common Core offers a common vision

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The Common Core standards are tough. They were developed through extensive research by educators in our state working with experts and teachers from across the country. Common Core will push our students to read at higher levels earlier in their school careers. It will also require that 70 percent of all texts read in 12th grade be nonfiction.

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