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posted by: Ruthie
| January 14, 2013, 05:27 pm
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Longer School Year: Helpful or Harmful?
Recently, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Tennessee transitioned to a three-year pilot program that adds 300 hours to the school year. The program will affect nearly 20,000 students in 40 schools. The news comes on the heels of bipartisan recommendations from federal lawmakers and reform advocates who are calling for increased instruction time.
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posted by: Ruthie
| January 14, 2013, 05:22 pm
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Recently, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Tennessee transitioned to a three-year pilot program that adds 300 hours to the school year. The program will affect nearly 20,000 students in 40 schools. The news comes on the heels of bipartisan recommendations from both lawmakers and reform advocates who are calling for increased instruction time.
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posted by: Melissa
| January 11, 2013, 02:43 pm
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Upcoming professional development opportunities are Common Core heavy. If you're looking for more CCSS training, check out the opportunities below.
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posted by: Ruthie
| January 11, 2013, 02:35 pm
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This week, AAE staff has the pleasure of attending the American Enterprise Institute's event entitled, "Common Core: What's Next for School Systems?" The panel included several influential education advocates including, Eric J. Becoats, superintendent of Durham Public Schools, David Coleman from the College Board, John Deasy, superintendent of Los Angeles Public Schools, and Joanne Weiss from the U.S. Department of Education. The panel addressed the various concerns and developments associated with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), currently adopted by 45 states.
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posted by: Melissa
| January 09, 2013, 02:51 pm
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Last summer, Martha Payne made international news when her local government took steps intended to shut down her blog. What spread this story so far is the fact that Martha is 9 years old and her blog, NeverSeconds, was designed to criticize her school lunches. Her blog quickly gained an international audience and students around the world started to send Martha pictures of their lunches as a way to complain. When news broke that the school had told Martha to stop and that the local government had even passed a law prohibiting photography in school cafeterias, there was a quick upsurge of support until the school and local government backed down and Martha was able to blog again.
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