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Insiders on Common Core

By David DeSchryver

May 17, 2013

Standards are a hot topic – and it’s about time. In our May edition of Education Insider, we focused our questions on the Common Core. Read more
May 2013 Insider: Tracking Measures, Growing Headwinds for Common Core, and Prospects for Administration Policy Proposals

May 14, 2013

In our May survey, we have asked Insiders to weigh in on the state of Common Core, in light of several recent developments including the RNC resolution, Randi Weingarten's suggested moratorium, and Senator Grassley's amendment. Read more
April 2013 Education Insider: Tracking Measures, Common Core Materials, and Other Timely Topics in Education

April 10, 2013

This month's Insider focuses on a range of education topics including Common Core, parental engagement, and California districts' ESEA waiver. Read more
SAT to Get a Facelift

By Jenna Schuette Talbot

February 28, 2013

This week, College Board president David Coleman announced forthcoming changes to the SAT. Read more
February 2013 Education Insider: Digital Learning and Common Core

February 21, 2013

This month, we asked Education Insiders about general federal education policy, digital learning trends in K12 and higher education, as well as the implementation of Common Core. Read more
December 2012 Education Insider: Tracking Measures, Assessment Consortia, Student Surveys, and Multi‐State Advocacy Groups

December 19, 2012

This month's Insider focuses on the progress of Common Core assessments, the use of tudent surveys in teacher evaluations, and the success of education advocacy groups. Read more
November 2012 Education Insider: Election Impact, Sequestration, Federal Policy, and Testing

November 15, 2012

This month's Education Insider survey includes both pre-election and post-election questions regarding the election's impact on state policy, sequestration, and testing. Read more
September 2012 Education Insider: Convention Wisdom

September 27, 2012

This month's survey asked our Insiders to react to the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. Read more
Education Insider Preview: The Conventions and the Common Core

September 26, 2012

This month's Education Insider focuses on the National Conventions. In this excerpt, a preview of the full report to be released soon, we focus on the potential impact of the Democratic National Convention on the Common Core State Standards. Insiders overwhelmingly think that the Democratic platform, which talks at length about the Common Core, will have a negative impact on linking federal policy and state cooperation. Read on for more details and insights from our Insiders. Read more
Cliff Notes: The Education Policy Cliff of 2014

By David DeSchryver

December 13, 2012

The 2012 fiscal cliff will have serious implications for education funding, but the upcoming 2014 policy cliff may have an even more significant impact on education. Read more

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