Upcoming Conferences
AB representatives will be attending:
February 3-7
We hope to see you!
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Holiday Support Hours
AB will have limited support coverage beginning Monday, December 23.
Our offices will be closed on December 24, 25, 31 and January 1.
If you need help during this time, please e-mail AB Support and we will respond as soon as possible.
We resume normal hours on Thursday, January 2.
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Academic Benchmarks
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We have celebrated numerous milestones this year including welcoming a number of new faces to our team, launching the Common Standards Initiative, and rolling out a major upgrade to our APIs and JavaScript applications. The list goes on, but we are most proud to be the trusted academic standards management partner to more K-12 education companies than ever before.
We look forward to serving you in 2014. Thank you for being part of the #ABnetwork.
Happy Holidays!
Academic Benchmarks
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JavaScript Application & API Documentation Released
We are excited to announce the release of a new technical documentation website for our JavaScript Applications and APIs. The site includes integration instructions, code examples, and live demonstrations. Find out how to add AB's standards expertise to your product.
Interested in learning more? We'd be happy to schedule a demonstration.
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Product Improvements
Email Notification of Report Generation
Are you tired of checking RMS to see if your reports are ready? RMS will now send an email to the user when a report is generated and ready to download. You have the option to turn these notifications off for each request.
Your Feedback Matters
Do you have suggestions on how to improve AB tools? Look for the new feedback button. The button is now available in AB AlignED tool and will be added to other systems in the near future.
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The Standards Collection Team Adds to International Offerings
November was a big month in capturing new documents. We captured international standards including Hong Kong (Curriculum Guide document in Mathematics, Science and English Language Education), India (Syllabus document in English, Mathematics and Science), South Africa, a portion of the UK, and New South Wales. In addition, we have completed reviews of Australia (9 documents representing the regions), Canada (Territories and Provinces) and Singapore. On the national front, we have also added and reviewed Florida CTEs and Health (draft) as well as NWEA documents.
Other new standards include:
Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards (IELDS) - Multiple
Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) - Arts
Tennessee Curriculum Standards - Social Studies
For a complete list of updated standards, log in to your academicbenchmarks.com account and click What's New.
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2012 Programme for International Student Assessment Results Released
The recently released 2012 scores of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) administered by Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) shows the United States falling in the middle of the list of developed nations on subjects including Math, Science and Reading). Administered every 3 years to 15 year olds, this test used students in Connecticut, Florida and Massachusetts as benchmarks against other countries. The US scored lower than the OECD average in math and fell about even with the average on Science and Reading. Shanghai, China scored the highest of any represented area on all three subjects. Some sources view the US's overall low scores as a disheartening look at the educational system and some are looking to Common Core State Standards as evidence that the US is moving in a better direction.
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