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Cleaver, Samantha – Instructor, 2011
In 2008, the Council for Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the National Governors Association started discussing the possibility of moving away from separate state standards. State education leaders were concerned that existing state standards weren't rigorous enough. So, in 2009, 48 states signed on to develop the Common Core State…
Descriptors: State Schools, State Standards, Academic Achievement, Program Implementation
Shorr, Pamela Wheaton – Instructor, 2005
There are many myths about award-winning schools. Most attribute outstanding school success to money or luck--generous state dollars, corporate sponsorships, that one-in-a-million principal who could run a small country in his spare time. Sure, these things help, but the 20 schools that walked away with this year's Intel and Scholastic Schools of…
Descriptors: Awards, Academic Achievement, Mathematics Instruction, Professional Development