Colorado
Keeping teachers and school administrators up-to-date on current testing issues
May 2010 E-Newsletter
- The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) defines this year's education reform catch phrase: "college- and career-readiness" standards
- Does money motivate students? Harvard economist Roland Fryer, Jr. pays $6.3 million to 18,000 students and finds out
- U.S. Department of Education helps states makeover high-stakes testing with Enhancing Assessment Instruments grants
- Large pool applies for Investing in Innovation (i3) grants to pursue innovative education reform strategies
- Senator proposes $23 billion to save teacher jobs
- Colorado teacher evaluation bill spurs statewide support and opposition
- Florida Governor Charlie Crist vetoes education bill tying teacher pay to student performance
- Ohio plans to involve more students in its second round application for Race to the Top funding
- Texas university educators seek delay of school board vote on controversial, new history and social studies standards
- Washington Governor Chris Gregiore signs education reform bill into law
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February 2010 E-Newsletter
- Obama administration to increase education funding by $4 billion in new fiscal year, revise No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
- Common Core Standards release for public review delayed due to feedback that outlined standards are confusing and not user-friendly
- Texas debates History and Social Studies standards; new standards may impact how History and Social Studies are taught nationwide as Texas remains one of the largest textbook markets
- National Superintendent of the Year finalists discuss effective education practices, Obama administration assistance and oversight
- Colorado adopts new standards in December, creating drafts for tests that are projected to be used in March 2012
- Florida adopts Next Generation Sunshine State Standards, to test new Reading and Mathematics standards in April 2011
- Ohio test gets a name change, but standards remain the same as the state continues to work on revisions for Social Studies and Science standards, waits for release of Common Core Standards for English language arts and Mathematics
- Texas to develop new, more rigorous testing system called the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR)
- Washington prepares students to take the new Measurements of Student Progress (MSP) assessments
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