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Increasing America's Competitiveness with Education
"In 1970, half of the people in the world who held science and engineering doctorates were Americans, but by 2010 ...
Source: U.S. Department of Education
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Evolving National Standards
It’s becoming a familiar question: How can we ensure that American students have the knowledge and skills ...
Source: Education Week
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International Assessment: What's the PISA All About?
Find out the latest PISA results.
Source: Education.com
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The Facts About...State Standards
The Challenge: Some schools operate without a clear set of expectations teachers and students should achieve in ...
Source: U.S. Department of Education
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Adequate Yearly Progress
What is "adequate yearly progress"? How does measuring it help to improve schools? No Child Left Behind ...
Source: U.S. Department of Education
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Parents' Frequently Asked Questions About NAEP
What is the NAEP Assessment? NAEP, or the National Assessment of Educational Progress, is often called the ...
Source: U.S. Department of Education
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What Research Says On Parental Involvement: National Standards
National Standards for Parent/Family Involvement Building upon the six types of parent involvement identified by Joyce ...
Source: U.S. Department of Education
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Tips for Using Rigor, Relevance and Relationships to Improve Student Achievement
Closing the achievement gap between groups of students on standardized tests has become a familiar imperative for many ...
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Common Core Standards
1. What is the National Initiative for Common Core State Standards? The Council of Chief State School Officers and the ...
Source: EdSource
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Standards-Based Reform
Nearly every state has its own approach to standards-based reform, but they share three key components: High ...
Source: Center for Public Education
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The Push for National Standards: What Parents Need to Know
Will common academic standards become a reality across the nation? Find out, and how parents can get involved.
Source: Education.com
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The Making of a National Curriculum: Setting Standards
A new project called the Common Core State Standards Initiative is out to write a national curriculum. Learn more about ...
Source: Education.com
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Educational Standards 101
You've probably heard it a million times: high standards are great for kids. But if you've got kids in school, you're ...
Source: Education.com
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National Standards for Physical Education
Physical education is an integral part of the total education of the child and virtually every state, district, and ...
Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
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2009 National Mathematics Achievement Summary
Mathematics scores up since 2007 at grade 8, but unchanged at grade 4. Nationally representative samples of more than ...
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2009 National Reading Achievement Summary
Nationally representative samples of more than 178,000 fourth-graders and 160,000 eighth-graders participated in the ...
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Merit Pay: What's it all About?
Let's face it: some teachers are just better at their jobs than others. But would these successful educators work harder...
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Make it or Break it: High Stakes Testing Pros and Cons
High stakes testing has become the norm in schools since the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. But don't...
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Steps and Purposes of Standardized Achievement Testing
Screening One frequent use of standardized achievement tests is to identify students who perform below, at the same...
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A Parent's Guide to NCLB
It's a boon or it's a bust, depending on who's talking. NCLB means "No Child Left Behind", and it's perhaps the most...
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A Rich World of Thinking: National Standards for English Language Arts
Among all of the subjects kids learn in school, English Language Arts touches everything. After all, if a student can't...
Source: Education.com
