What does this reform ultimately make schools responsible for?
Outcome of their students
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True or False: Barack Obama implemented this reform in 2009 and spends about $4.3 billion
True
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How many standards does the Common Core have?
6 standards
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The Every Student Succeeds Act is a revised version of what previous act?
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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One of the major cons is that this reform makes teachers “teach for the test”...what does this mean?
Teaching for the test is when teachers do not cover certain curriculum because they know it won’t be on the test or only focus on the information that they know will be on the test, usually by cramming it in their heads.
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Name the main negative of RTTT and explain:
Civil rights groups upset with this reform because they believe all schools deserve a high quality education
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What does Common Core do?
What to teach to students but not how;
Outlines what students need to know to continue to the next grade;
After graduation students are prepared for what’s next
200
What were a majority of people happy about when the act first came out?
That it retained the Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program.
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Test scores have risen since this reform has been implemented, what group of students scores have specifically risen and why is this a good thing?
Minorities and because it is closing the gap
300
What percentage of our schools are failing and how does RTTT deal with that?
10% and RTTT is trying to bail out these schools instead of shutting them down
300
Were was the biggest drop in support for Common Core?
Teachers (76%-40%)
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ESSA is the source of all what?
Federal initiatives acts.
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What are the three things that are used to determine how well a school is doing through the standardized tests?
Student’s progress, teacher evaluations, school performance
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Why is it so important for there to be an increase in high quality teachers in schools?
Research shows that a good teacher could be the reason a student succeeds, therefore increasing the amount of skilled teachers in our classrooms will help really help our school systems.
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What is the definition of Common Core?
Common Core State Standards are a clear set of shared goals and expectations for the knowledge and skills students need in English language arts and mathematics at each grade level so they can be prepared to succeed in college, career, and life.
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How much money is distributed each year with this bill?
$21 Billion
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What group of people have specifically been left out of this reform and how?
Special Education and because these tests are not adjusted to work for them and many students who have things such as an IEP struggle with doing well on the tests.
500
The goal of RTTT is to get our nation back to the top...name 2 ways that this is done
Challenging standards, high quality teachers, and by turning around failing schools
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Name 3 of the 6 Standards
Research and evidence based;
Clear, understandable, and consistent;
Aligned with college and career expectations;
Based on rigorous content and the application of knowledge through higher-order thinking skills;
Built upon the strengths and lessons of current state standards;
Informed by other top-performing countries to prepare all students for success in our global economy and society
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Name 2 federal initiative acts
Title I schools, accountability for student achievement, programs for English Language Learners, math-science partnerships, Title II professional development