Achieve was formed in 1996 as an independent, bi-partisan, non-profit education reform organization. It was ranked as one of the most influential education policy organizations in the nation by Education Week in 2006. They managed the American Diploma Project (ADP) Network, the PARCC consortium, and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) development effort. Michigan is a member of the ADP Network and a lead partner state in the NGSS effort. Achieve's agenda focuses on college readiness, common core standard achievement, P-20 data systems and accountability.
Showing posts with label standards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label standards. Show all posts
Thursday, March 07, 2013
Friday, December 07, 2012
The State of State Science Standards 2012
From the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, the State of State Science Standards 2012 is an analysis and comparison of science standards State-by-State. Michigan gets ranked solidly in the middle with a grade of C (an improvement over its 2005 grade of D). California, Indiana, Virginia, South Carolina and Massachusetts lead the states in the A range, although all the foregoing states excluding California have been downgraded from their 2005 Grade of A to A-.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
A Framework for K-12 Science Education
National Academies Press new publication, A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas, outlines expectations for students in science and engineering in K-12, and the revisions to curriculum, instruction, assessemnt and professional development for educators that needs to occur to meet these expectations.
Friday, July 08, 2011
Charter Schools in Detroit: Test Scores don't measure up
A Detroit News analysis of Michigan Merit Exam results show of 25 charters in Detroit or nearby, only 6 had higher math or science proficiency scores than the Detroit Public School's average, (Charter high schools in Detroit not making grade, Detroit News, July 7, 2011, Mike Wilkinson)
Friday, March 11, 2011
Education Secretary reports 82% of schools could be labeled as failing
During a House Education Committee hearing on March 9, the Department of Education's 2012 budget request, Arne Duncan reports on the state of education and the need for NCLB reform. You can watch the hearing here: C-SPAN.org Sec. Duncan Defends TY2012 Education Budget
Monday, February 08, 2010
Fixing Michigan's schools: A five-part report
From the Sunday, Feburary 7 Detroit News and Free Press, a five-part report on Michigan Schools, Fixing Michigan's Schools, discusses the state of education and college (and workplace) preparation. Includes an Education Scorecard and sample questions from the NAEP and the MEAP.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Michigan Online Resources for Educators Debuts!
The Library of Michigan, the Michigan Department of Education and Wayne State University today announced the official launch the Michigan Online Resources for Educators (MORE), a growing Web-based collection of thousands of high-quality, digitally available information resources that are aligned with State of Michigan grade-level and high school content expectations.
MORE contents are culled from well-known education resources like ThinkFinity and include lesson plans, curriculum guides, interactive games and Web sites, career-development guides, parenting information and much more.
Each MORE category includes links to sub-categories that distill the resources down to individual teaching concepts. For example, within the English Language Arts section, users can choose from sub-topics like American Literature, Debate, Expository Writing, Listening Comprehension or Speech, and then dig deeper into lesson plans and creative teaching aids like ABCs of the Writing Process and the Linguistic Lesson Plans Database.
Helping Michigan educators even further, many of the resources available within MORE are already aligned with the State of Michigan’s grade-level content expectations (GLCEs) and high school content expectations (HSCEs), and additional resources are on track for alignment. This alignment is not done by machines but by Michigan educators working in their content areas. Flanagan applauded the efforts that have made MORE a reality.
Seeking to keep educators firmly a part of the GLCE and HSCE alignment process, the MORE partners will hold spring and summer alignment workshops and teacher participation is crucial. Teachers and media specialists interested in being a part of this valuable work should contact Barbara Fardell, manager of educational technology in the Department of Education’s Office of Grants Coordination & School Support, at fardellb@michigan.gov.
MORE contents are culled from well-known education resources like ThinkFinity and include lesson plans, curriculum guides, interactive games and Web sites, career-development guides, parenting information and much more.
Each MORE category includes links to sub-categories that distill the resources down to individual teaching concepts. For example, within the English Language Arts section, users can choose from sub-topics like American Literature, Debate, Expository Writing, Listening Comprehension or Speech, and then dig deeper into lesson plans and creative teaching aids like ABCs of the Writing Process and the Linguistic Lesson Plans Database.
Helping Michigan educators even further, many of the resources available within MORE are already aligned with the State of Michigan’s grade-level content expectations (GLCEs) and high school content expectations (HSCEs), and additional resources are on track for alignment. This alignment is not done by machines but by Michigan educators working in their content areas. Flanagan applauded the efforts that have made MORE a reality.
Seeking to keep educators firmly a part of the GLCE and HSCE alignment process, the MORE partners will hold spring and summer alignment workshops and teacher participation is crucial. Teachers and media specialists interested in being a part of this valuable work should contact Barbara Fardell, manager of educational technology in the Department of Education’s Office of Grants Coordination & School Support, at fardellb@michigan.gov.
Thursday, April 19, 2007
New Report Available: Closing the Expectations Gap 2007
Achieve, Inc. recently released their report Closing the Expectations Gap 2007
reviewing the alignment of the high school standards, graduation requirements and assessments of 50 states with college and work requirements. It finds that at least 48 states are now actively engaged in reform efforts of some kind.
Achieve, Inc. was created by the nation's governors and business leaders in 1996. It is described as a "bipartisan, non-profit organization that helps states raise academic standards, improve assessments and strengthen accountability to prepare all young people for postsecondary education, work and citizenship". Michigan's Governor Jennifer Granholm sits on Achieve, Inc.'s Board of Directors.
reviewing the alignment of the high school standards, graduation requirements and assessments of 50 states with college and work requirements. It finds that at least 48 states are now actively engaged in reform efforts of some kind.
Achieve, Inc. was created by the nation's governors and business leaders in 1996. It is described as a "bipartisan, non-profit organization that helps states raise academic standards, improve assessments and strengthen accountability to prepare all young people for postsecondary education, work and citizenship". Michigan's Governor Jennifer Granholm sits on Achieve, Inc.'s Board of Directors.
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