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(2nd Update) 2017 Legislation on Standards, Assessments, and Data Privacy

February 21, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

(2nd Update) 2017 Legislation on Standards, Assessments, and Data Privacy

Here is a list of legislation filed filed in 2017 in state houses across the nation dealing with standards, local control, assessments & data privacy.

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: 2017 Bills, Arizona, Common Core, common core assessments, Connecticut, data privacy, Florida, Illinois, indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Next Generation Science Standards, North Dakota, Oregon, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming

What Harm Can Random State Benchmarks Do?

September 14, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

What Harm Can Random State Benchmarks Do?

Texas Education Agency’s enrollment benchmark for special education services of 8.5 percent has led to the systematic denial of services by school districts.

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: special education students, Texas, Texas Education Agency

New Texas Math Standards Look Strangely Familiar

June 1, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

New Texas Math Standards Look Strangely Familiar

Texas just released new math standards and according to Sarah Garland of The Hechinger Report they look a lot like the Common Core Math Standards.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, NCLB waivers, Sarah Garland, TEKS, Texas, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, The Hechinger Report

Common Core Makes a Surprise Appearance in Texas

June 13, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

A mother of a third grader living in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area in Texas messaged us through our Facebook page (be sure to like us).  She wrote: Look what came home in my 3rd grader’s backpack today to use as summer practice? This is the book they’ve been using all year (unbeknownst to me). It […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, CSCOPE, Texas

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