Common Core State Standards and Assessments : Background and Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Contributor:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational tests and measurements.

Federal aid to education.

State governments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (43 p), digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background information on current law regarding common core State standards and assessments implemented to meet requirements of the amended Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA); and discusses development and State adoption of these standards. Analyzes Race to the Top State Grant competition and how the structure of the grant application process may have incentivized State adoption of common core standards. Covers ESEA flexibility package and how these requirements relate to the common core State standards. Discusses common core State standards and teacher evaluation, and addresses issues related to implementation of common core State standards and aligned assessments.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Oct. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Common Core State Standards and Assessments

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