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Even if you can spell i-o-n-i-z-e, you might be attending a high school that is failing under NCLB.
Even if you can spell i-o-n-i-z-e, you might be attending a high school that is failing under NCLB.
?It's not enough to teach kids how to "read hard stuff." You have to show them how reading hard stuff in AP Literature is different than reading hard stuff in biology, European history, or trigonometry.'' * -Catherine Gewertz, Writer for Education Week
There continues to be a lot of discussion around the idea of creating a ?common? curriculum to supplement the Common Core State Standards. Robert Pondiscio over at Core Knowledge applauds the move, arguing that, while the CCSS are ?praiseworthy,?