Yesterday's elections shifted the political landscape to the right, and that could bring about some key education policy changes nationally and in states about academic standards and assessments.
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November 03, 2010
November 01, 2010
If you have been following the wave of adoptions of the common standards, you might well wonder what the elections this week will hold for their future. As my colleague Erik noted below, this election is really worth watching for its potential impact on education. Even though 41 states have adopt...
October 28, 2010
Yes, common-standards watchers, we have a new map for you. The Oregon board of education voted today to approve the common standards, making it the 41st state (including the District of Columbia) to do so. So this is what your Common-Standards Nation looks like now:
October 26, 2010
A new study documents substantial gaps among states in what they expect students to master.
October 22, 2010
A court ruling this week held a potent message for teachers: you can't use the First Amendment to defend your curricular decisions. The federal appeals court ruling out of Cincinnati notes that the school board has the ultimate right to set policy in that area, and to fire teachers whose choices fly...
October 20, 2010
New Mexico becomes the 40th state to adopt the common standards.
October 19, 2010
Now that most states have adopted the common standards, many minds are turning to the question of how to implement them. Case in point: a report out today from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. You might recall that the Fordham folks, here in Washington, have weighed in by grading the common standa...
October 13, 2010
Kansas becomes the 39th state to adopt the common standards.
October 07, 2010
Maine's commissioner of education approves the common standards, but the legislature still must approve them in order for that adoption to become final.
September 30, 2010
Several new reports focus on aspects of improving K-12 education in the STEM fields.