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Common Standards Judged Better Than Most States' #Education Week American Education News Site of Record

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Common Standards Judged Better Than Most States'
A Fordham Institute review says that the common core standards are an improvement over teaching guidelines now used in 33 states. (July 21, 2010)
Reformers See Promise in Race to Top Momentum
If the grant program's extension makes it into the final spending bills for fiscal year 2011, advocates say, it could mean more states will take reform-minded steps to secure funding. (July 20, 2010) | Comments (5)
Mass. Democrat Joins GOP Against Common Standards Vote
(July 20, 2010) | Comments (1)
New R.I. School Funding Formula Aims at Equity
(July 19, 2010)
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The Feds Give an Update on ELL Demographics
(July 20, 2010)
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Andrea Charity, left, and Monique Davis march down Fayetteville Street in Raleigh, N.C., on July 20 to protest the Wake County school board majority's decision to end the district's diversity policy.
—Shawn Rocco/The News & Observer/AP
Protesters March in N.C. Over School ‘Resegregation’ Fears
The NAACP and other activists staged a mass demonstration opposing a new school assignment policy in Raleigh, N.C. (July 20, 2010) | Comments (2)
Boys Trail Girls in Reading; Can Fart Jokes Help?
(July 20, 2010)
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