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A Peek Inside: What Kids Saw On A Common Core Test

Friday, November 06, 2015

They're hard.

At least, that was the rep on new tests aligned to the Common Core State Standards that millions of U.S. kids took last spring. Now you can be the judge.

There are now a slew of actual math and English Language Arts questions online — searchable — ...

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Teachers Respond: Veteran Teachers Cry In Their Cars Too

Sunday, October 25, 2015

One in 10 teachers will quit by the end of their first year — and getting through October and November is especially tough. Having someone to support you along the way can help.

Turns out there's a toolkit to help — as we wrote about this week. Thousands chimed ...

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Hey, New Teachers, It's OK To Cry In Your Car

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Like many first-year teachers, Luisana Regidor has a lot on her mind. There are lesson plans to write and papers to grade as well as a dozen other things: evaluations, observations, fundraisers, class trips. It's overwhelming.

"Last Wednesday, I left here and I got in my car and I just ...

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Federal Student Loans Expand To Cover Some Coding Boot Camps

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Updated at 4:45 p.m. ET with details about partnering with colleges

Starting soon, students will be able to use federal loans to pay for certain coding boot camps, the immersive web development courses that promise to make students into programming experts in just a few months.

The experimental program ...

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