Latest Common Core State Standards Initiative Stories

Common Core Code X(TM) Prepares Students for the Next Generation Assessments NEW YORK, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children's publishing, education and media company, today announced the release of Common Core Code X(TM) , a comprehensive English language arts curriculum for middle school built specifically to address the rigorous demands of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and ensure success for students on the Next Generation assessments....

Renaissance Learning's What Kids Are Reading 2013 Report Finds Pop Culture, College Readiness, and Required Reading Influencing Students' Reading Selections WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- What do The Hunger Games, required reading lists, and state standards have in common? According to the largest annual report of its kind, all three have a huge impact on what today's students are reading. With the increased influence of popular culture, the report also finds...

TIME's Annual List of the 100 Most Influential People in the World NEW YORK, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- TIME named College Board President David Coleman to the 2013 TIME 100, the magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The full list appears in the April 29 issue of TIME, available on newsstands and tablets on Friday, April 19, and now at time.com/time100. Coleman became the ninth president of the College Board in October 2012. The TIME...

Among the largest school districts in Indiana, EVSC will implement the K-5 'Reach for Reading' program beginning Fall 2013 MONTEREY, Calif., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- National Geographic Learning (NGL), part of Cengage Learning and a provider of quality educational materials for the PreK?12, higher education, adult education and ELT markets, today announced that their Reach for Reading product, a comprehensive K-5 Common Core reading program, has been adopted for use by the...

National Math and Science Initiative is providing teachers unlimited access to the PARCC open-source learning management system DALLAS, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI), a non-profit organization launched in 2007 to transform math and science education in the United States, announced today that they will make Common Core State Standards (CCSS) resources available to all teachers with unlimited access. (Logo:...

NEF’s innovative STEM+ Academy has been designed to implement the Common Core Standards to aid LEA’s with the curriculum shifts. To further assist LEA’s the National Education Foundation (NEF) is offering 100 New York School Districts STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) grants. (PRWEB) March 10, 2013 The Adoption of the Common Core State Standards for New York is the first step towards providing young people high quality education in the 21st century. As the state begins...

ARLINGTON, Va., March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As states work to implement new math and English standards, policymakers from 26 lead state partners are participating in the development of the voluntary Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for K-12 education, which are now nearing completion. The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) is embarking on a yearlong initiative to provide state board members with information, analysis, and resources about the...

Six States Approve Research-based Mathematics Curricula to Meet New Standards PITTSBURGH, Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2012, Carnegie Learning curricula were adopted for long-term implementation in six states after completing instructional materials evaluation and review driven by the new Common Core State Standards. Carnegie Learning's research-based textbooks and adaptive learning software were evaluated and approved for use in: Arkansas: High School Georgia: Middle School...

New Turn-Key Read-Aloud Program Bridges School-to-Home Learning to Build Vocabulary, Comprehension Skills, and a Strong Knowledge Base NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholastic (SCHL), the global children's publishing, education and media company, today announced the launch of Knowledge Quest!(TM) Read-Aloud Collections, a new pre-K-grade 3 program created by leading literacy experts at Scholastic Book Clubs, which includes themed book bundles and a guidebook for teachers...

Bright Education™, developer of The Standard Method for Mastering the Standards™, offers practice system with latest study techniques to increase student performance on STAR tests. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) February 21, 2013 Back to school in 2013 means California teachers and students are gearing up for STAR testing, the program used to determine how well students and schools are performing. Depending on each school’s schedule and the guidelines provided by the California Department of...