Category Archives: Standards and assessments

Last night Secretary Arne Duncan pledged to help pay for the development of assessments aligned with the higher common standards that 49 states and territories are developing. In remarks at the Governors Education Symposium in Cary, NC, he said: “Once … Continue reading →

Secretary Arne Duncan praised an effort announced today to create common core state standards in math and language arts. “This is a giant step,” he said of the initiative, which includes 46 states and 3 territories and is being led … Continue reading →