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Learn how a diverse population of students are benefiting from their districts’ participation in the Early Implementers Initiative, a four-year initiative created to help eight California school districts and two charter management organizations implement the Next Generation Science Standards...
This report draws on qualitative data to present five cases describing shifts in classroom practice related to Common Core State Standards in Mathematics.
This evaluation report discusses the integration of science disciplines in grades 6-8, including the benefits and challenges of the California preferred integrated model for science instruction.
This report describes a personalized learning model developed by Galt Joint Union Elementary School District, the gradual implementation of the model over a four-year period, and the results of an impact study focused on measuring its effectiveness.
A recent survey of teachers and administrators in 10 California school districts show educators’ steadily increasing levels of confidence and feelings of support for making the changes required by new math standards.
This report presents a useful snapshot of the current state of preparation programs that are preparing for consequential implementation of the CalAPA policy.