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These concerns generally neglect to note that the standards call for students to master both traditional algorithms and more conceptual approaches to mathematics.
Others have criticized the expectation in the Common Core that kindergarteners be able to read. Proponents note that standards are, by definition, merely goals, and that of course no kindergartner is required to learn reading if (s)he is not ready.
And finally, some object to the expectation that the majority of high school texts be informational (i.e., nonfiction), rather than literary.
However, the fact is this expectation applies to reading materials across all subjects, not just English language arts.
While opposition to the standards has grown, the degree of opposition varies considerably from state to state.
In New York, for instance, protests have been strong, with controversies about testing and teacher evaluation; whereas in California, where implementation has been slower and there has been little accountability, opposition is weaker.
Because of growing opposition, Indiana, South Carolina and Oklahoma have repealed the standards and others have renamed or tweaked them.
In states that have either repealed or tweaked the standards, it is too soon to tell how similar or different the new standards are – that would require carefully and systematically analyzing the new and the old standards.
Despite the growing opposition, however, implementation of the Common Core standards continues in over 40 states. That is, the original Common Core standards remain the state standards of record in more than 40 states.
What varies in these 40-plus states is the pace of implementation. Some states claim to have fully implemented the standards, including adopting new curriculum materials and administering new assessments, as early as 2012-13. Other states are just fully implementing the standards now. As a result, it is likely too earl...
Still, researchers have found that a large number of teachers and administrators are receiving professional training on the new standards. And this might already be having an effect on instruction.
For instance, one study found that more than 80 percent of English teachers had increased the number of writing assignments where students are expected to use evidence to support their arguments (a hallmark of writing under the Common Core).
In general, educators remain enthusiastic about the standards and their ability to improve outcomes for children.
Certainly there are implementation challenges – some of these are political, and others are more substantive. For example, this same study reports that teachers are challenged to identify quality materials to help them implement the standards.
The truth is, whatever happens in the presidential elections, these standards are likely to remain in place for quite some time. We hope that our work will help build support to improve that implementation moving forward.
The following article is entirely the opinion of Holly Chavez and does not reflect the views of the Inquisitr.
Freshman congresswoman Rashida Tlaib kicked off her first term with a verbal shot heard around the world in her profanity-laced call to impeach President Donald J. Trump. Until recently, it wasn’t common to hear foul language from politicians, especially in reference to the president. However, Trump indirectly invited ...
Donald Trump did not condemn this type of language or behavior from his fanbase, but now the conservative side of the aisle is unhappy with Rashida Tlaib for saying something similar. As the Inquisitr previously reported, Tlaib said “we’re gonna go in there and impeach the motherf***er” to a large, and mostly appreciat...
@RashidaTlaib - Thanks for saying what so many of us are thinking. Way to go, Detroit!
I am as liberal as they come. The comment you made was beneath the office of a member of the House of Representatives. Quite honestly you are a student of Donald Trump politics with that type of behavior. A very unimpressive start Ms Tiaib.
It’s worth noting that Donald Trump has used the exact same language during speeches that have been widely cheered and defended by his loyal base. Per a video posted by Mother Jones, Trump said about China, “Listen you mother***ers, we’re going to tax you 25 percent,” during another Las Vegas rally.
Even when he’s not swearing, Trump has a habit of using negative commentary on Twitter, and during interviews. He celebrated the New Year by posting a Twitter message about “haters,” “the fake news media,” and those “suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome.” He’s also fond of calling people “dogs,” “losers,” and “stu...
This helps explain why so many people are roasting Tlaib’s choice of words while letting Donald Trump swear with impunity, but it also points out the hypocrisy of the conservative media — apparently expecting only females and liberals to keep their language clean. Either way, Rashida Tlaib appears unconcerned about the...
I think she dishonored herself and I think she dishonored her family. Using language like that in front of her son and whoever else was there, I thought that was a great dishonor to her and to her family. I thought it was highly disrespectful to the United States of America.
You can’t have it both ways, Mr. President. And, although many Americans may think the same thing about Tlaiband’s poor choice of expressing himself, the POTUS should hold himself to a higher standard in the same regard, as well.
This week, Adobe debuted a set of free apps that let creative professionals do real work on their iOS devices. The release was part of the company's MAX Conference in Los Angeles. The “free” part here is significant. These apps are also intended as entry points for young and non-professional creatives. The nine new and...
These apps feed into the desktop workflows of Photoshop, Illustrator and Premiere Pro. Adobe’s new Creative Profile removes the friction of moving assets between applications and users. Adobe has designed these apps to be satisfying and pleasurable experiences on their own. But, to realize their full potential, you nee...
Mobile apps are a key part to Adobe’s strategy of growing its audience by 10X to 100X over time. David Wadhwani, senior vice president for Digital Media, says these apps are “powerful enough for professionals but easy enough for anyone to use.” Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen sees the “potential of touch to enlarge the numb...
Adobe is also minimizing the level of motivation required for new customers to enter the platform by making these apps free and easy to use. The new Capture apps are a particularly effective gateways to creating professional-level digital media. Adobe Shape lets you use your device’s camera to capture the vector outlin...
There are two aspects of this strategy that I think are significant. The first is how the apps differ from most mobile creativity apps. These new Adobe apps let you work non-destructively on full-resolution files. This means that you can fool around on your iPhone knowing that Adobe's Cloud preserves the original files...
The thread that connects the free mobile apps to the paid Creative Cloud is professionalism. As the use of Premiere Pro in the production of "Gone Girl" shows, there is no upper limit to the capabilities of Adobe's tools.
The second significant factor is convenience. Adobe links what you do on any of the apps to your Creative Profile so you can retrieve them for use in any other Adobe app. The more shapes you capture or drawings you make, the more invested you will become in the platform. As Nir Eyal has conceptualized in his book Hooke...
The crux of this strategy involves growing the number of customers with Adobe IDs. To use any of the free apps you have to create an Adode ID which in turn initializes your Creative Profile. Adobe is unique among tech companies. It acquires users through their creative activity as opposed to their history of purchases....
On a marketing level this is an upsell. But on a brand level it is an investment. Adobe now has all the tools new creatives need to become professionals. Inbound creatives can be students or career shifters, young or old. They prove their abilities through their use of the applications. Then they display their talent t...
Central to all these new mobile apps and the Creative Profile is Adobe’s Creative SDK. Adobe's own developers used this set of APIs to create the apps it showed at MAX. It has now opened this SDK to third-party developers. Anyone with a good idea can now leverage the power of Adobe's platform and image science function...
Many Adobe executives I talked to at MAX referred to this as a period of “design-led innovation.” And they pointed to the company itself as an exemplar of this trend. The switch from packaged software model to a subscription model has been a key turning point. Assuring renewals requires many more touches to keep custom...
I don’t think the company’s leadership is thinking about this in cynical marketing terms. Adobe is unique in that their growth represents the success of its customers. Scott Belsky, founder of the Behance portfolio network and VP Products, Mobile & Community at Adobe, knows this best. He has been on a mission to make c...
It was notable to me that the new Creative Profile is a direct outgrowth of the Behance Profile. Indeed, Wadhwani has charged Belsky with the execution of the mobile app strategy. Belsky’s influence is rising in the company as is the Behance ethos of professional development. Imagine (as I am sure Adobe is) that your n...
We all subscribe to data services from extortionate telcos. It is inevitable that the right offer can make us subscribe to our creative data as well. This is not just another form of entertainment or consumption. It is actual personal development. Can Adobe show the linkage between playing with a free app and developin...
Tied 5-5 with one out in the eighth and Ed Lucas on first, Mathis hit a low line drive to center field. Giants center fielder Gregor Blanco dove for the ball and just missed the catch. Instead, the ball bounced and caromed off Blanco’s face, dribbling all the way into left field.
As the ball began moving into left field, Lucas hustled all the way from first to score. Mathis did his part, running to third to draw some attention away from Lucas. Mathis was thrown out as Lucas scored.
The Giants struck first, putting up two runs against Tom Koehler in the first inning.
Hunter Pence hit a mammoth two-run homer to center field, a 459-foot shot that tied for the second longest in Marlins Park history.
The first inning continues to be an issue for Koehler. In his 16 starts this season, he has allowed 16 earned runs on 21 hits in the first inning, giving Koehler a 9.00 ERA for the opening frame.
But Koehler’s offense picked him up.
In the third, the Marlins got on the board via a solo shot from Mathis. They took a 3-2 lead on an Adeiny Hechavarria RBI single in the fourth. Miami took the lead again in the fifth when Donovan Solano scored on a wild pitch to make it 4-3.
Koehler was in line for the win after pitching five innings, but Brandon Crawford homered for San Francisco in the seventh to tie the game at 4. Later in the inning, Hector Sanchez put the Giants up 5-4 with an RBI double.
But the Marlins held their ground, with Solano providing an RBI double of his own to tie the game in the seventh before Mathis’ heroics an inning later.
Excitement continues to build as the Marlins get ready to host the hottest team in baseball, the Dodgers, beginning Monday.
Rookie phenom Jose Fernandez will pitch in the opener, and all eyes will be on the matchup between Fernandez and fellow Cuban rookie Yasiel Puig.
Fernandez downplayed the battle before Sunday’s game, saying that he has to worry about the Dodgers’ entire lineup. Fernandez pointed out another Dodger swinging a hot bat — former Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez.
Ricky Nolasco, traded from Miami to Los Angeles earlier this season, won’t face his former team. Fernandez was upset before the game, saying he would have hit one of Nolasco’s curveballs out for a home run.
Redmond had his own message for those expecting the Dodgers to coast past the Marlins.
“Don’t ever sleep on the Fish,” he said.
Marlins RHP Fernandez (8-5, 2.45 ERA) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers LHP Hyun-Jun Ryu (12-3, 2.91), 7:10 p.m., Marlins Park.
Marlins RHP Jacob Turner (3-4, 2.89) vs. Dodgers LHP Chris Capuano (4-6, 4.66), 7:10 p.m., Marlins Park.
Fernandez is 5-0 at Marlins Park this season with a 1.39 ERA, compared to a 3.54 ERA on the road.
This wonderfully spacious home located in beautiful Country Club sits on a tree-lined street close to the lake. The main level has a study, formal living room, formal dining room with a large, open eat-in kitchen which makes for fantastic entertaining space leading into a huge family room w/ large windows, fireplace an...
The Gym Group plc opened its first gym in Hounslow in July 2008 and has grown to become a leading operator of low-cost gyms in the UK. The Group's gyms are located at highly accessible sites within major towns, cities and other populous areas across the UK. The Directors believe that The Gym offers a highly attractive ...
Massively popular game Rocket League finally became available for Nintendo Switch in November, but only as a digital download.
It only takes up 4.8GB of the internal storage or microSD card slot, but that can still take an age to download, depending on your broadband speeds. You might, therefore, prefer a physical cartridge version.
If so, you're in luck; a Rocket League Collector's Edition will be released in January 2018, both online and in high street shops. And it not only contains the full game on a Switch cartridge, it offers up a whole platter of downloadable content included in the price.
You get the Supersonic Fury, Revenge of the Battle-Cars and Chaos Run DLC packs, plus Aftershock, Marauder, Espera and Masamune add-on cars. Also included are customisation items based on DC Comics' The Flash and a limited art print by Psyonix concept artist Jay Zhang.
Rocket League Collector's Edition for the Nintendo Switch will be available in stores from 16 January in the US, priced at $39.99, central Europe from 25 January for €39.99 and the UK from 26 January for £34.99.
It's a bit more expensive than the digital download version - which is available on the Nintendo eShop now - but it does include all the goodies above, which makes the overall package a cheaper alternative.
Washington(CNN) The Alabama congresswoman who un-endorsed Donald Trump in 2016 when the "Access Hollywood" tape went public will face a runoff election, CNN projects.
Republican Rep. Martha Roby will face a July runoff to save her seat after failing to top 50% in Tuesday's primary. Roby will face Bobby Bright -- a former Democratic congressman who is now running as a Republican.
Roby fell short of 50% in part because she is paying a price in deep-red Alabama for saying in 2016 that she would not vote for Trump.
"I cannot look my children in the eye and justify a vote for a man who promotes and boasts about sexually assaulting women," she said at the time.
Bright accused Roby during the primary of turning her back on Trump at a crucial time.
If Roby were to lose the runoff, she would be the second House Republican defeated in a 2018 primary. Rep. Robert Pittenger of North Carolina lost to former pastor Mark Harris in May.
Among the candidates in the race against Roby were Rich Hobson, who managed Roy Moore's failed Senate campaign in late 2017, and state Rep. Barry Moore. Their presence in the race played a role in keeping Roby and Bright well short of the 50% mark.
First elected in 2010, Roby faced a closer-than-expected general election challenge in 2016 when she held off Democrat Nathan Mathis, 49% to 41%, with a large share of the remaining vote going to a local tea party write-in candidate.
Look at that glorious mess up there. "That's not chess," you say. Damn right, it's chess on drugs. Get this game another hit of the good stuff, because it's clearly working.
Chesh gives one of the world's oldest board games 271 pulls off a bong, takes it out back through an alley, explodes it up into little pieces, stitches those chunks back together, spins it around 31 times and tells it to get back to work first thing tomorrow morning. You can recognise the basics — it's still turn-based...
Damian Sommer's radical reworking replicates the buzz of when chess first clicked in your head. And it does that same trick over and over again with each new game. Pieces are rendered as a slate of undecipherable glyphs and you get new ones every time you play. There are 533 pieces total and each one comes with its own...
You can see the game in action in the video above; I'm controlling the pieces at the bottom of the screen. Since the range of each piece is only shown when you select them, Chesh is simultaneously transparent and opaque. But you're locked into using a piece once you touch it — because knowing what it does and then deci...
The rhythms of Chesh feel more rowdier and more impatient when compared to its sober cousin. The goal isn't to set up an "oh, aren't I so clever" checkmate. Instead, all you need to do to win is knock off all of the chunks of your opponent's life bar. I've only played against the computer AI so far but I found myself b...
I've always sucked at chess. I know the rules of movement but the psychological strategy aspect of playing it have always jammed me up. But I can't stop playing Chesh, probably because it takes away all that daunting, ponderous slowness and replaces it with a brutally aggressive doppelganger. It's not as insane as Benn...
Was always mildly curious how chess would play out if you had 8 queens instead of 8 pawns.
It's the Jews (in a word).
Yet remarkably, this simple fact gets obscured in all the campus squabbling over whether anti-Zionism -- or anti-Israelism, as I prefer to call it -- is antisemitic or not. "We are only advocating for Palestinian human rights," anti-Israelists proclaim, even when most of their advocacy consists of angry attacks on Isra...
Yes they are criticizing the behavior of a foreign state -- the lone Jewish state in the world, Israel, whose complete name is "State of Israel," i.e. the state of the "people of Israel": the Jews.
It isn't quite as simple as that, but nearly. And it is only when we get this point out in the open, and establish it clearly and irrefutably, that we can clear away the distracting material and isolate where the real debate about antisemitism in campus anti-Israelism should be. It isn't so much about whether what they...
It is, rather, in the many outrageous things they are willing to say when they talk about Israel -- i.e. the Jews.
Though I appreciate little about his views on the Israeli-Palestinian-Jewish-Arab-Muslim Conflict (IPJAMC), I do appreciate this tweet for its acknowledgment, in effect, that the hostility directed against Israel on campuses and beyond is, in fact, ultimately hostility against Jews. He of course finds this hostility ju...
Not all Jews are Zionists; not all Zionists are Jews; not all Israelis are Jews; not all Jews are Israelis. All that is obvious, and it is under cover of these obvious facts that anti-Israelists can say they are condemning only Zionists and/or Israelis, and not Jews. Perhaps, strictly speaking, that is true: the words ...
(1) We start (again) with its name: the State of (the people of) Israel. More generally the state is widely referred to and conceived as "the Jewish state," both because it is the state "of" the Jewish people and because it has in various ways a Jewish character. There may be some 22 Arab states in the world, some 57 m...
(3) That Zionists -- Jews -- sought this particular region for their state was also no accident, as this land was the birthplace of the Jewish people, the location of their ancient sovereign kingdoms, and the primary Jewish population center for the first millennium of their existence, it is a place where Jews have liv...
(4) Israel is by far the most densely Jewish country in the world. Demographically it is overwhelmingly Jewish, with Jews comprising about 75% of the population. The next closest countries are not remotely close at all: American Jews are less than 2% of the U.S. population, Canadian Jews are about 1% of the Canadian po...
(5) The establishment and subsequent development of the State of Israel is the greatest collective project of the Jewish people in the past century at least -- and perhaps in their long history, alongside the development of the Jewish religion.
These considerations do not mean (as we'll elaborate below) that Israel somehow comprises all the Jews in the world, or that the Israeli population doesn't include many non-Jews, or that it is impossible to talk about Israel without talking about the Jews, etc. Nor do they mean that talk about Israel is talk about all ...
To pretend otherwise, to ignore or override what is a clearly compelling default assumption, is to engage in a profoundly dishonest act.
(1) The days of and immediately after the U.N.'s 1947 endorsement of the division of Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state, Arabs attacked Jews not only in Palestine but in many other countries. (Some recently published testimony just about the anti-Jewish pogrom in Yemen, for example, may be found here.) Ove...
(2) This pattern was of course just an iteration of a trend that in fact has ancient roots and continues to this day, by which Jews everywhere are held collectively accountable for the (alleged) actions of other Jews. Antisemites have for centuries persecuted individual Jews on the basis of charges against the Jewish c...
(3) To this day, indeed, whenever Israel engages in military activity attacks on Jews increase all over the Western world and elsewhere.
(4) In the same way that many non-Israeli Jews defend Israel because of its Jewish character (above), so too many non-Israeli Jews criticize or condemn Israel precisely because they understand Israel to be acting "in their name" as Jews. Well known anti-Israel Jew Tony Judt observed that Israel's behavior "affects the ...
(5) The thing that many anti-Israelists specifically hate about Israel is its Jewish character. Many (for example) demand that Israel become a binational state, either by officially annexing disputed territories and providing full and equal rights to all citizens and/or by granting millions of Arab refugees their alleg...
(6) Most of the specific charges anti-Israelists make against Israel reflect precisely the same orientation. Israel is accused of being an "apartheid" state: i.e., it privileges Jews over non-Jews. It is accused of being a "racist" state, with allegedly dozens of laws on the books that also privilege Jews over non-Jews...
(7) Witness the logical difficulties anti-Israelists get into when working out the details of the various boycotts they demand against Israel (commercial, cultural, academic, etc.). What do they say when their boycotts result in great economic harm to Palestinians (such as in the case of Sodastream, which, in moving it...

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