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1 online resource. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Education in a competitive and globalizing world
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Education in a competitive and globalizing world series.
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Includes index. |
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COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES; COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Common Core State Standards and Assessments: Background and Issues*; Summary; Introduction; Current Law Requirements for Standards and Assessments; Standards under Current Law; Content Standards; Performance Standards6; Standards versus Curriculum; Prohibitions against Federal Mandates, Direction, or Control; ESEA Provisions; GEPA Provisions; Common Core State Standards Initiative |
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Race to the Top and Common Core State Standards and AssessmentsRTT State Grants; RTT Assessment Grants; ESEA Flexibility Package and Common Core State Standards and Assessments; College- and Career-Ready Expectations for All Students; College- and Career-Ready Standards; High-Quality Assessments68; Common Core State Standards and Teacher Evaluation; Race to the Top; ESEA Flexibility Package; Issues Related to the Implementation of Common Core State Standards and Aligned Assessments; States' Voluntary Adoption and Implementation of the Common Core State Standards |
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National Standards and National AssessmentsNational Standards versus National Curriculum; States that Initially Agree to Use the Common Core State Standards and Subsequently Drop Them; Teacher Evaluation and Implementation Timeline; Technology-Based Assessment; Long-Term Maintenance of the Common Core State Standards and Aligned Assessments; ESEA Reauthorization and the Common Core State Standards and Assessments; Appendix A. State Participation in Race to the Top, Common Core State Standards, and ESEA Flexibility Package; Appendix B. Selected Acronyms Used in This Report; End Notes |
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Chapter 2: Common Core State Standards: Frequently Asked Questions(Summary; Frequently Asked Questions; What NCLB Requirements Apply to Academic Standards; and Assessments?; What Are the Common Core State Standards?; How Many States Have Adopted the Common Core State Standards?; What Role Has the Federal Government Played in the Development, Adoption, and Implementation of the Common Core State Standards?; RTT State Grants; RTT Assessment Grants; ESEA Flexibility Package; Do States Have to Adopt and Implement the Common Core; State Standards? |
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What Is the Difference between Standards and Curriculum?Will the Common Core State Standards Lead to National Standards, National Assessments, or a National Curriculum?; How Do the Common Core State Standards Relate; to Teacher Evaluation?; Are There Legislative Decisions Approaching That Are Potentially Relevant to the Common Core State Standards?; End Notes; Chapter 3: Assessment in Elementary and Secondary Education: A Primer*; Summary; Overview; Assessment Framework; Purposes of Educational Assessment; Instructional; Predictive; Diagnostic (Identification); Evaluative |
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In recent years, federal education legislation has placed an increased emphasis on assessment in schools. Perhaps most notably, Title I-A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as reauthorized by the No Child Left Behind Act, has required all states that receive Title I-A funds to test all public school students annually in grades three through eight and once in high school in the areas of reading and mathematics. In response to this requirement, all 50 states and the District of Columbia have adopted and implemented standards that meet the requirements of the ESEA. Three major changes. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Education -- Curricula -- Standards -- United States.
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Education -- Curricula -- Standards. |
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United States. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Lang, Jayden, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lang, Jayden Common Core State Standards : Background and Issues Hauppauge : Nova Science Publishers, Inc.,c2014 9781633219137 |
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9781634636582 electronic book |
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1634636589 electronic book |
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9781633219137 |
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