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| 04/24/2012 | Math Teaching Often Doesn't Fit With New StandardsEducation Week — Many mathematics teachers are teaching topics at higher or lower grade levels—and for more years—than the Common Core State Standards call for, according to preliminary results from new research. That finding suggests that when the new standards are fully implemented, many math teachers could face significant shifts in what they will teach. | Article |
| 04/19/2012 | Call to States: Revolutionize Teacher and Principal PreparationStates must recognize that they have some heavy-duty work to do before they can put the Common Core State Standards into practice. But they hold key powers that could prove pivotal in making the necessary changes: the authority to regulate teacher preparation and licensing and the ability to collect and publicize data that show how well those programs are doing. | Article |
| 04/04/2012 | The Right Choice?Charter schools serve fewer special education students than traditional schools, and some struggle to meld their unique philosophy with the needs of disabled children. | Article |
| 12/13/2011 | Early Childhood Partners - Technical Assistance Request for ProposalThe state is seeking a vendor for its campaign to encourage effective early childhood collaborations/partnerships. The Request for Proposals (RFP) to identify a lead entity to design and implement a statewide campaign to encourage effective early childhood collaborations/partnerships has been posted. | Article |
| 11/07/2011 | State Report Card Mock-UpView our new state report mock-up here. | Article |
| 10/21/2011 | Study: Student Progress Can Be Tied to Teacher's SchoolSEATTLE (AP) - The academic progress of public school students can be traced, in part, to where their teachers went to college, according to new research by the University of Washington Center for Education Data & Research. But the center's director, Dan Goldhaber, cautioned that the study is just a first step toward determining what kind of training - not where the training occurred - best prepares teachers for excellence in the classroom. Even so, it's the kind of information U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan would like every school to have access to and that's why he recently announced a new program to use federal dollars to pay for similar research. | Article |
| 10/21/2011 | 60% of State's Public Schools Fail to Meet U.S. Test Targets | Article |
| 10/05/2011 | Learn more about the initiative to lengthen the CPS school day & share your ideas with CPS! | Article |
| 10/05/2011 | Illinois Likely to Seek Relief from No Child Left Behind Law | Article |
| 10/05/2011 | CPS Announces Common Core Early Adopter Schools | Article |
