Curriculum
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Indiana Becomes First State to Drop Common Core State Standards
On Monday, March 25, 2014, Indiana governor Mike Pence signed legislation that made Indiana the first state to abandon the nationally popular common core state standards. The debate about the implementation of these standards has been raging in many of the states that initially approved them. But what is really...
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Common Core Standards Scorecard: Updates from the Field
The Common Core Curriculum standard is a touchy subject across the country. While most states have adopted this set of standards, there are many who are still questioning this route of education. Education is supposed to be a building block process; starting children out on a concept they can learn...
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Will the Common Core Math Standards Change How We Teach?
The new state-imposed math standards leave some students struggling to graduate. Many more are having problems with “explaining” how they get their answers. Math problems are not exclusive to students in public schools. Teachers used to teaching traditional algorithm are no longer allowed to now that the Common Core Math...
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Summer Learning Loss: Prepare Your Child for Their Next Grade
Students experience an average summer learning loss of two to three months of academic material each summer. Additionally, many low-income students have more significant summer learning loss than that of their higher income peers. Out of school time that does not include a structured meal schedule with regular opportunities for...
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What Do Recent Changes to Common Core Standards Mean for Teachers?
Common Core Standards have become the new form of student achievement measurement in our education system today. The goal is to provide targets and objectives that each student should be learning during their particular grade year. Instead of being district or even state wide objectives, Common Core standards are nationwide...
