New EQuIP Call to Action Seeks High-Quality Materials Aligned to Common Core

Washington, D.C. – February 4, 2015 – Achieve today announced a call to action for educators to submit high-quality units aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). As part of an effort to study and strengthen resources to meet teachers’...

Achieve and Teaching Channel Launch New EQuIP Video

Achieve and Teaching Channel Launch New EQuIP Video New Video Offers Overview of How Educators Can Strengthen Lessons through the Student Work Protocol Washington, D.C. – November 14, 2014 - Achieve and Teaching Channel are pleased to announce the...

Public Charter Schools Embrace CCSS

While we often hear about the progress that traditional public schools are making with the Common Core State Standards, public charter schools are embracing the CCSS as well. Here are some voices of public charter school educators who know that...

Don't let politics block the Common Core

The Common Core State Standards were created with the intention of increasing college and career readiness for all students in the United States. Too often, politics and rhetoric drown out the standards' true purpose. These voices supporting higher...

Local Districts Require More Exams

A new report by the Center for American Progress echoes the findings of early studies that most of the testing in U.S. schools is generated at the district level, not at the state or federal level. Read Maureen Downey's article in The Atlanta...

The Sky is No Longer the Limit

Jessica Hammonds, executive director of Alabama GRIT (Graduate Ready. Impact Tomorrow), writes in AL.com that, "because of Alabama's College and Career Ready Standards, Alabama students are at a great advantage for future college achievements and...

California's Higher Ed endorses Common Core

Education Week reports that the leaders of the four branches of California's public and private higher education establishment have proclaimed their support of the Common Core State Standards and Smarter Balanced tests, saying that they are...

Higher ed embracing goals of Common Core

In a commentary in EdSource , Jacqueline King of Smarter Balanced points out that she sees more reasons for optimism in regard to greater cooperation (and improved alignment) between K–12 and higher education. More...

New EQuIP Videos for Teachers

New Achieve and Teaching Channel Partnership to Release Videos for Teachers First Three Will Focus on the Evaluating Quality Instructional Products (EQuIP) Initiative Washington, D.C. - August 12, 2014 - Achieve and Teaching Channel today announced...

Statement by Michael Cohen, President of Achieve

Achieve President Michael Cohen issued the following statement today on New York’s agreement to continue implementation of the Common Core State Standards: "Today’s action in Albany is good news for New York’s students. It demonstrates that state...

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