EdWeek Update: Consortia Provide Preview of Common Assessments

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	Special Notice to Education Week Print Subscribers TODAY'S TOP STORY Consortia Provide Preview of Common Assessments Experts suggest test-makers will be challenged to write items that will measure the depth of knowledge expected. For more stories, visit Education Week's homepage. Advertisement Better readers, better students in as few as 12 weeks. Reading Plus® is a research-based, proven effective reading intervention. It combines user-centered design with CCSS strategies to provide rapid, sustainable gains in reading fluency, comprehension, and stamina. This year ensure student success from the start. Start your Free Pilot! TODAY'S COMMENTARY Graduating All Students Innovation-Ready More than how much our students know, what matters today is what they are able to do with what they know, writes Tony Wagner. View more Commentaries from Education Week. Follow Education Week Commentary @EdWeekComm Advertisement How are schools killing the love of reading? In Readicide Kelly Gallagher describes four damaging instructional practices, and offers suggestions on how teachers can cultivate lifelong readers. Click here to read Chapter 1: The Elephant in the Room. TODAY'S MUST-READ Mass. Moves on ELL Training for Regular Teachers By 2016, the Bay State plans to teach tens of thousands of core-content teachers how to work with English-learners. Preview by clicking headline, or subscribe for full access. MORE NEWS 13 States Adopt 3rd Grade Reading Policies, But Details Vary (August 13, 2012, State EdWatch Blog) House Offers 'Fresh' Take on Produce Program for Poor Schools (August 14, 2012, Politics K-12 Blog) Obama Backs University of Texas on Race in Admissions (August 13, 2012, The School Law Blog) Early Childhood Spending in a Romney/Ryan White House (August 14, 2012, Early Years Blog) Ryan Sticks to GOP Line on D.C. Voucher Program (August 13, 2012, Charters & Choice Blog) A Glimpse of What to Expect From the Common Assessments (August 14, 2012, Curriculum Matters Blog) Texas Ed. Agency: El Paso Had 'Utter Disregard' for Students (August 14, 2012, McClatchy-Tribune) Parents Taking an Active Role in Choosing Colleges (August 14, 2012, McClatchy-Tribune) MORE VIEWS Several Ways to Get the New Year Off to a Good Start (August 13, 2012, Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo Blog) School Choice & Social Capital (August 13, 2012, On Performance Blog) Developing a Common Core Vision (August 13, 2012, Learning Forward's PD Watch Blog) The Cost of Achievement (August 12, 2012, Finding Common Ground Blog) DIY: Building a Team (August 13, 2012, Vander Ark on Innovation Blog) OUR COMMUNITY Comment of the Day It is symptomatic of the current state of thought in Washington [to label] any attempt to propose a balanced, responsible budget as 'radical.' 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