Vital issue: teacher training
The Common Core always seems to be making headlines. But the all-important issue of teacher training in connection with the core too often gets lost. So, it was heartening to…
Governor puts $$$ behind effort to make Common Core succeed
There’s probably an office in Hartford somewhere where the reports of the state’s countless task forces are gathering dust. Not so with the final report and recommendations—released today—from the Educators’…
CCSS Task Force Meets for the Last Time: Puts Forth Recommendations
On the national education scene, the Gates Foundation is making headlines for calling for a two-year moratorium on states or school districts making any high-stakes decisions based on tests aligned…
What’s in store for Common Core Implementation
We’ll soon know what specific recommendations the state’s Educators Common Core Implementation Task Force will send to Governor Dannel P. Malloy, who established the group in March. Next Wednesday, June…
Common Core Task Force Reviews CEA, AFT Survey of Teachers
At today’s meeting of the State’s Common Core Task Force members looked directly at the issues teachers themselves report having implementing the Common Core State Standards…
Time Limitations Challenge Quality CCSS Implementation
Time demands associated with the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were front and center among teachers and administrators at today’s meeting of the state’s new CCSS task…