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10/24/2014
Schools with top ratings may be serving their white or affluent students well, while African American, Latino, or low-income students are left out.
Learn how state accountability systems mask the full story of student achievement. http://edtru.st/1x9QmcE
10/22/2014
Two professors from Stanford University have written in the Alliance for Excellent Education's blog about language, English Language Learners, and the .
"The Common Core brings great vision, but the commitment and persistence will prove our challenge as we work to realize opportunities for English Language Learners and to leverage this awareness to improve opportunities for all students."
At the Core of Common Core: Fostering Academic Language in Every Lesson for Every Student... The following blog post is another in the Alliance’s “Core of the Matter” blog series focusing on the...
10/21/2014
Take a look at this event from CHSE partner Alliance for Excellent Education
Connecting Students to the World through High-Speed Broadband and Improved Technology Schools are moving rapidly to embrace school models and supportive new technology that are better suited for success in...
10/16/2014
for students: "After analyzing state and federal data from the 276 California unified school districts that have more than 100 English learners, researchers identified top performers that are producing enviable results by embracing and adapting to the demands of the new standards."
Calif. study: Common Core can help English learners The rigorous new Common Core standards represent both a daunting challenge and a promising pathway that could help close the achievement gap for the growing number of American students who enter school knowing little or no English.
10/14/2014
Check out The National Urban League's video on equitable implementation of the :
10/13/2014
George Washington University’s Center on Education Policy – which has been tracking Common Core since its inception – just released a comprehensive study on the status of CCSS, surveying school superintendents from February through June 2014.
If you have any questions regarding CCSS for our Twitter chat on Wednesday, comment below! Get informed, read the report: http://bit.ly/1xoY4QY
10/09/2014
Washington State Universities Will Use Smarter Balanced Test Scores for Placement This is the first step in making a pivotal common-core initiative concrete.
10/08/2014
Check out CHSE partner Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)!
Our Director of Education Policy, Rita in action!
This morning, SEARAC joined the Coalition for Teaching Quality at the White House to discuss what it will take and mean to have teachers and principals for each and every child. Read the new report here: coalitionforteachingquality.org/professionready
10/06/2014
Do you know about the "Model Minority" myth? Learn more about the launch of Data.gov/AAPI - data is now available on Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities, via this video from the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
CC: Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)
More Than Just Numbers: DATA.GOV/AAPI audio of President Obama from http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2012/05/08/president-obama-speaks-asian-pacific-american-institute-congressio ...
10/01/2014
News from the U.S. Department of Education - what do you think?
Education Department Seeks to Level Public Education Playing Field A new guidance was announced Wednesday to further enforce and ensure equity for disadvantaged students in education.