Center for American Progress

RELEASE: Common Core English Language Arts Standards Arm Students with Necessary Literacy Skills Needed for College and Career, New CAP Report Says

Washington, D.C. — As students and teachers head back to the classroom this month, a new report from the Center for American Progress outlines how the Common Core State Standards for English Language ...
The Hechinger Report

Theater helps English learners master Common Core: But can it close the achievement gap?

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Mercury News

As Common Core standards kick in, debate rages on

Bud Harrington, a retired English teacher from the East Side Union High School District, was known for unique classroom activities such as ghost storytelling in a darkened theater, analyzing songs ...
The Olympian

The new state tests: How will Washington students measure up?

As Washington students this spring begin taking new tests based on Common Core math and language arts standards, some parents worry their kids won’t measure up to the tougher learning goals. “We are ...
The Hechinger Report

For teachers of English learners, Common Core means double the work

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