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April 28, 2010
Outlook dims for common core adoption by August
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Further doubt was cast Tuesday on California's ability to meet a mandated August 2 deadline for adopting new common core academic standards in math and English language arts developed through a national consortium.
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April 27, 2010
Cal’s STEM takes a hard hit from RTTT judges
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As the post mortem continues into California's painfully poor showing in the national Race to the Top competition - one sore spot continues to fester: the big goose egg in scoring on STEM.
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April 26, 2010
Senator’s bill would filter out Texas’ revisionist” history in Cal textbooks”
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Concerns that extremist" curriculum decisions being made in Texas don't one day creep into California textbooks has prompted legislation that would require additional content screening to filter out the changes."
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April 21, 2010
Feds offer $350 million for new competition on assessments
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The U.S. Department of Education has released application qualifications for a much-anticipated $350 million competitive grant program for the development of high quality assessments.
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April 19, 2010
Sci-Fi educational tools coming to a school near you?
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Cloud computing, collaborative environments and game-based learning are three developing educational technologies expected to emerge in the coming years, according to a new study.
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