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First In Reform: The Adoption Of Common Core State Standards In Kentucky, Richard E. Day Oct 2013

First In Reform: The Adoption Of Common Core State Standards In Kentucky, Richard E. Day

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On February 11, 2010, in an unprecedented joint meeting, the chairs of the Kentucky Board of Education, the Council on Postsecondary Education, and the Education Professional Standards Board signed a resolution directing their respective agencies to implement the Common Core State Standards in English/language arts and mathematics. This act formalized Kentucky’s commitment to integrate the nascent standards into the state’s public education system – the first state to do so. This article will trace the antecedents to Kentucky’s adoption of the standards as one expression of the late 20th century/early 21st century “corporate school reform movement” as manifested in the …


Using Picture Books To Promote Understanding Of The Continent Of Africa In The Elementary Classroom, Dorothy N. Bowen Apr 2009

Using Picture Books To Promote Understanding Of The Continent Of Africa In The Elementary Classroom, Dorothy N. Bowen

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How may the elementary classroom teacher convey something of Africa's beauty, and make at least some part of the continent come alive for students?