Education News and Bookmarking for Mathetude community http://www.mathetude.com:80/rss/stories/upcoming.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/images/logo.png http://www.mathetude.com:80/ vi-vn Copyright (c) 2007 Mathetude.com javacola@gmail.com Tue Feb 07 20:46:54 CST 2012 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.mathetude.com:80/ Valerie Strauss -- The Republican education commissioner of Texas, Robert Scott, might not be the first person you’d think would find common ground with California’s Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown, but Scott has savaged high-stakes testing in language that would make Brown smile. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14582.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14582.html Mathetude nitajo 07/02/2012 The Mathematics Common Core Coalition works to provide expertise and advice on issues related to the effective implementation of the Common Core State Standards for School Mathematics (CCSSM). http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14578.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14578.html Mathetude Newman 06/02/2012 Catherine Gewertz -- Federal "Race to the Top" money is being used to design tests for the new common standards. Both assessment consortia have pledged to give teachers a prominent role in helping shape those tests. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14577.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14577.html Mathetude Newman 06/02/2012 There is no way of knowing if programs aimed at improving the literacy and numeracy skills of struggling students have worked, the state government says. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14576.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14576.html Mathetude nitajo 06/02/2012 Joanne Yatvin -- A good school is a place where children learn enough worthwhile things to make a strong start in life, where a foundation is laid that supports later learning, and where children develop the desire to learn more. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14575.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14575.html Mathetude nitajo 06/02/2012