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Kober, Nancy; McIntosh, Shelby; Rentner, Diane Stark – Center on Education Policy, 2013
Timely, ongoing, and effective professional development for teachers and principals will be critical to the successful implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). These voluntary state-developed standards in mathematics and English language arts (ELA) outline the knowledge and skills that students in grades kindergarten through 12…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Standards, Elementary School Teachers, Faculty Development
Kober, Nancy; Rentner, Diane Stark – Center on Education Policy, 2012
As of January 2012, 45 states and the District of Columbia have adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in English language arts and mathematics developed through the leadership of the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers. Released in June 2010, these voluntary standards outline the knowledge and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, State Standards, English, Language Arts
Rentner, Diane Stark; Kober, Nancy – Center on Education Policy, 2014
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in mathematics and English language arts (ELA) outline the knowledge and skills that students are expected to learn throughout their K-12 education in order to be prepared for college and careers when they graduate. As of October 2014, 42 states and the District of Columbia have adopted the standards in both…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Standards, Curriculum Design, Faculty Development
Rentner, Diane Stark; Kober, Nancy – Center on Education Policy, 2014
Later this school year, states that have adopted the voluntary Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are scheduled to begin testing students' progress in learning the content of the standards in mathematics and English language arts (ELA). Many of these states belong to one of two consortia--the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium and the…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Standards, Educational Assessment, Mathematics Tests
Rentner, Diane Stark; Kober, Nancy; Frizzell, Matthew; Ferguson, Maria – Center on Education Policy, 2016
Education policymakers and leaders often say that the opinions and observations of teachers are among the most important information to help explain and understand what is happening in schools. Teachers' voices can inject a sense of classroom and school-level realism into those discussions and add clarity and credibility to issues that are often…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, National Surveys, Public Schools, Public School Teachers
Kober, Nancy; Rentner, Diane Stark – Center on Education Policy, 2011
As of August 2011, 44 states and the District of Columbia had adopted the voluntary common core state standards (CCSS) in English language arts and mathematics released in June 2010 by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers. The product of a state-led initiative, the standards are intended to set clear…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, State Standards, School Districts, Educational Change