About 200 educators will learn more about the common-core standards, which are implemented in American-curriculum private schools in the Middle East.
Intel will end its sponsorship of the Science Talent Search, one of the world’s most prominent competitions for showcasing student “STEM” talent.
Smarter Balanced will review the validity of test results from three states that experienced disruptions on their tests last year.
Fifteen states and the District of Columbia have adopted Next Generation Science Standards, which could shape schools’ demand for content for years to come.
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium has arranged an independent evaluation of an open-source delivery platform it paid the American Institutes for Research to develop.
A vendor blamed for recent disruptions in online assessments will pay financial penalties, under an agreement with Nevada’s state Attorney General.
Fifty-four percent of public school parents oppose having teachers in their communities follow the common-core standards, a PDK/Gallup poll found.
Knewton has established partnerships with companies in about 20 countries outside the United States, where demand for ed-tech is growing.
An Education Next poll reveals relatively strong backing for federal testing, and mixed support for the Common Core State Standards.
Total spending on K-12 instructional materials stood at $11.8 billion in 2013-14, according to the Education Market Association.
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