Education Week: New Critiques Urge Changes in Common Standards

Education Week: New Critiques Urge Changes in Common Standards

Education Week: What Is 'Excellence for All'?

Education Week: What Is 'Excellence for All'?

Education Week: Differentiate, Don't Standardize

Education Week: Differentiate, Don't Standardize

Education Week: Quality of Questions on Common Tests at Issue

Education Week: Quality of Questions on Common Tests at Issue

Chatting About the Draft Common Standards in Math

Chatting About the Draft Common Standards in Math

Math progress index

New Jersey earns high grades from Quality Counts 2010 on the Math Progress Index which ranks the states on their mathematics proficiency (and improvement) of their students over time.

See here for the rankings.

Education Week: Executive Summary

Education Week: Executive Summary

A National Yardstick for Gauging Math Progress

Created for Quality Counts 2010, a new index finds inconsistent showings in the nation and states in math performance, improvement, and opportunity.

Education Week: Debunking the Case for National Standards

Education Week: Debunking the Case for National Standards

Education Week: U.S. Common-Standards Push Bares Unsettled Issues

Education Week: U.S. Common-Standards Push Bares Unsettled Issues

Gauging the Gaps: A Deeper Look at Student Achievement

As mentioned in my previous post, here is the link to the EdTrust report Gauging the Gaps: A Deeper Look at Student Achievement.

Eight states, including New Jersey, and the District of Columbia were recognized as top states for achieving progress for all student groups under NAEP’s reading and math scores for both grades four and eight. New Jersey was one of six top states for having low-income and minority students who perform substantially higher on all areas of NAEP than their peers in other states.