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MCHSS Testimony on SB 826
Thank you for the opportunity to testify today in opposition to Senate Bill 826. In addition to speaking to the…
Read moreMichigan’s High Standards and Rigorous Assessment Set a New Baseline and Course for Improvement
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (Oct. 27, 2015) – Statewide student scores on Michigan’s new, more rigorous assessment of student learning, show…
Read moreCommon Core is Changing Teaching for the Better
by Janice Killelea, Politico Governor Cuomo made news last week by announcing the formation of a task force to study New…
Read moreParents Want Tests to Work for Kids, Not Just for ‘System’
Education Post Ed Post Poll of Public School Parents Also Shows That They See Themselves as Most Responsible for Student…
Read moreNew Assessments Like Smarter Balanced Give Educators “The Facts.” What Do They Do With Them?
by Karin Chenoweth, The Huffington Post I have begun a quest to see how folks whom I consider to be…
Read moreNo Quick Fix in Education
Common Core will take time to implement, but it’s critical to assessing student learning. by Laura Bay, National PTA President,…
Read moreThe Common Core State Standards Are Good for Democrats and Republicans
by Bill Richardson, Huffington Post Here’s an assumption few would dispute: Democrats and Republicans don’t agree on much. And in…
Read moreTest Scores Under Common Core Show That ‘Proficient’ Varies by State
by Motoko Rich, The New York Times COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio seems to have taken a page from Lake Wobegon,…
Read moreLetter: Common Core promotes thinking, not memorizing
by Lacey Leonard-Mendola, The Buffalo News Common Core promotes thinking, not memorizing Regarding the letter, “Common Core curriculum doesn’t teach critical…
Read moreMBAE Response to Preliminary PARCC Results
by Linda Noonan, Executive Director, MBAE, Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education Statement can be attributed to Linda Noonan, Executive Director, MBAE
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Benefit to Students
Michigan’s Higher Standards puts more focus on critical thinking and problem solving, the real world skills students need to succeed after high school.
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Why It’s Right for Michigan
According to 2011 national testing, Michigan has fallen to the bottom tier of states in student performance. We need to raise our game.
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Who Supports Michigan’s Higher Standards
Michigan teachers, principals and administrators, business leaders and parents.
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Ready for College. Ready for Career. Ready for Life.
When Michigan students graduate high school, they expect to be prepared for whatever comes next – career, post-secondary training, or college. For many Michigan students, this simply is not the case. Michigan’s career- and college-ready standards are now preparing our students for success after high school.