Why CCSS-M Grades K-3 is developmentally appropriate and internationally competitive
In this post, Jere Confrey, Joseph D. Moore Distinguished University Professor, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Department, College…
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The Common Core State Standards are not a curriculum
Dorothy Strickland, NIEER Distinguished Research Fellow, responds to specific issues raised in various venues by questioners,…
Teachers discussing assessment in preschool
This response is by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers. Assessment related to reaching…
Parents just don’t understand . . .and for good reason!
Vincent Costanza, Executive Director, Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge, New Jersey Department of Education,…
Collaboration and complexity
The first responses addressing concerns about CCSS in early childhood education are from Kathleen A. Paciga,…
The CCSS don’t say we should exclude the play
The first responses addressing concerns about CCSS in early childhood education are from Kathleen A. Paciga,…
Top concerns about Common Core State Standards in early childhood education
There’s been lots of discussion about the Common Core State Standards recently, and their impact…
Developing P-3 Guidelines in New Jersey: Collaboration and Communication
The Center for Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes is committed to building the capacity of state…
Time well spent: Principals as early learning community leaders
Former principal Sue Maguire from Molly Stark Elementary School in Bennington, Vermont, told her teachers…
Spring peepers and the war on Pre-K for All
In the past week I have seen many more attacks directed against Pre-K for All…