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Common Core Standards

What are Common Core Standards, and how do they affect your child’s education? This states-led initiative attempts to create a cohesive measuring stick for assessing students’ success in reading and math. This means that for the first time in U.S. history, achievement scores will be comparable between states—and students with LD will be held to the same standard. Learn more from this video on Common Core Standards.

Common Core Standards
E-Book: Understanding the Standards-Based IEP E-Book: Understanding the Standards-Based IEP
In this Advocacy Brief you will learn how linking the content of a student's IEP to the state's academic standards for the student's enrolled grade seeks to raise the learning expectations for students with disabilities and provide opportunities for students to make significant achievement gains. More >
Understanding High-Stakes Testing and Its Impact on Students with Learning Disabilities Understanding High-Stakes Testing and Its Impact on Students with Learning Disabilities
Students with learning disabilities (LD) need to have every opportunity to pass "high-stakes" tests with their classmates. This Parent Advocacy Brief outlines for parents the major issues, the most common obstacles, and provides a checklist so you can help your student stay on course for the future. More >
What Are Common Core State Standards? What Are Common Core State Standards?
As the debate over education reform continues in the United States, you’ve probably heard about the Common Core State Standards initiative. What is it exactly, and how will it affect your child’s education? In this introduction to Common Core State Standards (CCSS), we’ll cover ... More >
What Are the Benefits of Standards-Based IEPs? What Are the Benefits of Standards-Based IEPs?
The Individualized Education Program (IEP) is the key contract and plan for every student who receives special education services. But not all IEPs are created equal. Over the last decade, the IEP has been evolving. Some states now use a standards-based IEP, which is clearly linked to... More >
What Do the Common Core State Standards and Tests Look Like? What Do the Common Core State Standards and Tests Look Like?
As public schools in 45 of the nation’s states and the District of Columbia gear up to implement the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), parents in participating states may want to learn more about the new standards as well as the annual assessments (tests) that will measure student... More >
Questions to Ask Your Child’s School About Common Core Questions to Ask Your Child’s School About Common Core
Has your state agreed to adopt the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in its public schools? If so, you’ll want as much information as possible before the new standards go into effect. Your child’s school or school district may communicate some of this information on their web... More >