Providing All Students with a Well-Rounded Education through ESSA

Posted on March 7, 2017March 4, 2017 by coreeducation

The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) and the Center on Great Teachers and Leaders (GTL Center) have released a new interactive tool for principals: Principals Action Plan for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Providing All Students with a Well-Rounded and Complete Education. Principals’ crucial voices are needed in ESSA planning. To support Read more about Providing All Students with a Well-Rounded Education through ESSA[…]

What America Can Learn About Smart Schools in Other Countries

Posted on January 3, 2017March 3, 2020 by coreeducation

Every three years, half a million 15-year-olds in 69 countries take a two-hour test designed to gauge their ability to think. Unlike other exams, the PISA, as it is known, does not assess what teenagers have memorized. Instead, it asks them to solve problems they haven’t seen before, to identify patterns that are not obvious Read more about What America Can Learn About Smart Schools in Other Countries[…]

Putting Children First in Teacher Licensing

Posted on November 23, 2016November 19, 2016 by coreeducation

Natalie Orenstein of New America has written an article about the need for states to offer specialized certification for teachers of early childhood. She writes: Teaching young children takes a different skill set than teaching older children, yet many states’ training programs are not preparing teachers for these special demands. Experts have long noted that Read more about Putting Children First in Teacher Licensing[…]

The Condition of Education

Posted on July 11, 2016July 11, 2016 by coreeducation

The National Center for Education Statistics has released The Condition of Education 2016. Listed below are several interesting highlights in this data: 1. Kindergartners’ Approaches to Learning, Family Socioeconomic Status, and Early Academic Gains First-time kindergartners who demonstrated positive approaches to learning behaviors more frequently in the fall of kindergarten tended to make greater gains Read more about The Condition of Education[…]

The U.S. Falls Behind in Global Education Economy

Posted on December 11, 2015December 4, 2015 by coreeducation

A recent report released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) shows that the U.S. is sending a smaller percentage of students to college than at least 46 different nations. Additionally, enrollment in preschool has fallen in the U.S. and has exploded internationally. In fact: The more than 500-page report analyzed the education systems Read more about The U.S. Falls Behind in Global Education Economy[…]

UN: Just One-Third of Countries Reach 2015 Education Goals

Posted on September 9, 2015September 9, 2015 by coreeducation

The UN gave only a third of the world’s countries a passing grade recently for efforts to provide universal basic education, but said most governments had failed on a pledge made 15 years ago, the Agence France-Presse reports. In 2000, 164 countries agreed at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) World Education Read more about UN: Just One-Third of Countries Reach 2015 Education Goals[…]

To Teach Math, Study Reading Instruction

Posted on April 8, 2015September 12, 2020 by coreeducation

Author of the commentary for Education Week and math expert Marilyn Burns, says, “From more than 50 years of teaching experience, I’ve learned that elementary school teachers are typically more comfortable teaching reading.” Burns is mostly concerned in her article with discussing elementary level education, although her principle could be applied beyond that as well. Read more about To Teach Math, Study Reading Instruction[…]

GreatSchools releases Common Core aligned videos

Posted on February 16, 2015February 15, 2015 by coreeducation

Education non-profit GreatSchools is out with videos in English and Spanish that detail Common Core expectations for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. The short videos are meant to help educators and parents better understand what children should know how to do and when. For example, the math videos for first grade ask, “How easily Read more about GreatSchools releases Common Core aligned videos[…]

Why We Need a Federal Preschool Investment in 6 Charts

Posted on December 22, 2014September 12, 2020 by coreeducation

From Rachel Herzfeldt-Kamprath and Maryam Adamu at Center for American Progress comes a new report about the importance of reforms to early childhood education. The past decade has been significant for the growth of early childhood programs. From the increased understanding of brain development in infants and toddlers to the more rigorous monitoring of social Read more about Why We Need a Federal Preschool Investment in 6 Charts[…]

What does Sec. Duncan plan to accomplish before 2016?

Posted on May 1, 2014September 12, 2020 by coreeducation

Michele McNeil of Education Week recently sat down with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan at his Washington D.C. office to ask him a wide range of questions about the goals of federal education policy in the time remaining before the next presidential election. Duncan stressed a few key issues: the transition to new standards and Read more about What does Sec. Duncan plan to accomplish before 2016?[…]

NCES Releases “Digest of Education Statistics 2012”

Posted on January 23, 2014 by coreeducation

The 48th in a series of publications initiated in 1962, the Digest‘s purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of education from pre-kindergarten through graduate school. The Digest contains data on a variety of topics, including the number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and graduates, in addition to Read more about NCES Releases “Digest of Education Statistics 2012”[…]

Ready or Not, Here Comes the Kindergarten Class of 2013

Posted on September 8, 2013 by coreeducation

About four million U.S. children started kindergarten this fall. We know that learning begins long before children start school. What else do we know about these youngsters? Child Trends, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research center on issues pertaining to children and youth, examined a range of available statistics to provide a portrait of the kindergarten class Read more about Ready or Not, Here Comes the Kindergarten Class of 2013[…]

Rating Early Elementary Teachers: Where’s the Data?

Posted on July 3, 2013 by coreeducation

A new report, “An Ocean of Unknowns”, from Laura Bornfreund at the New America Foundation describes the challenges involved with attempting to reform teacher evaluation systems to include student data for pre-k through grade 2 students. Following are portions from the executive summary of that report: What is the best way to use data to Read more about Rating Early Elementary Teachers: Where’s the Data?[…]

NCES Releases The Condition of Education 2013

Posted on July 2, 2013 by coreeducation

The National Center for Education Statistics recently released The Condition of Education 2013. The 42 indicators presented in The Condition of Education 2013 provide a progress report on education in America and include findings on the demographics of American schools, U.S. resources for schooling, and outcomes associated with education. Report findings include: As of 2012, Read more about NCES Releases The Condition of Education 2013[…]

2010 Census Statistics and Education: Enrollment, Cost, and Outcomes

Posted on November 8, 2012November 8, 2012 by coreeducation

The United States Census Bureau has released educational statistics that have been compiled as part of its “How Do We Know?” initiative. The statistics are broken down into three categories: enrollment, cost, and outcomes and displayed in a visually appealing infographic. For enrollment, the Census Bureau focuses on showing the similarities and differences between educational Read more about 2010 Census Statistics and Education: Enrollment, Cost, and Outcomes[…]