This is a replay of Education Week’s webinar, “English-Learners and the Common Core: New Instructional Strategies.” Veteran teachers Larry Ferlazzo and Katie Hull Sypnieski, authors of Navigating the ...

As many educators and researchers will attest, there’s no exact science to choosing vocabulary words—no inherent reason the word “detest” is more important to teach than “despise,” or why “compassion” ...

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Some say the Common Core has sparked a new focus on content in the classroom. Others say it's intensified the focus on comprehension "skills." The answer depends on where you look. The Common Core ...

Ten years ago, states across the country began to embrace a new set of tougher learning standards in public schools. This new model, called Common Core, was meant to transform how students are taught ...