The Common Core Standards and NGSS continue to create controversial debate. School has started for some districts and others are getting ready to start soon. Please contact our Support Team if we can be of any assistance during the last few weeks of summer.
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Hoosier State Withdrawing from PARCC
On July 29, Governor Mike Pence sent a letter to PARCC's Governing Board informing them that Indiana would be withdrawing from the consortium effective August 12, 2013 citing fiscal responsibility as a factor in the decision. This does not come as a surprise after the Governor signed HEA 1427 into law earlier this year, allowing a reconsideration of CCSS that were adopted by the State BOE in 2010. Indiana is the fourth state, after Alabama, Oklahoma and Georgia, moving away from the consortium, with Florida not far behind.
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Interactive Achievement:
Receives $3.5 Million Growth Investment
Interactive Achievement announced in March of this year, receipt of a $3.5 million growth investment that will help the company expand their product reach nationally. Interactive Achievement offers standards based, instructional improvement tools and resources to support educators and encourage student achievement. Check out the following article to learn more about Interactive Achievement and this endeavor. Read More. |
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Kentucky fights to preserve NGSS
Kentucky is one of 5 states that have recently adopted Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) with additional states slated to follow. Even though Kentucky was counted among the 26 states that provided input in the development of standards, the state is experiencing major turmoil. Opponents including religious communities cite standards' teaching of evolution and climate change science describing them as "fascist" and "atheistic."
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