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2014 Top Ed-Tech Trends: The Common Core State Standards

So far in 2014, there have been 382 edits to Wikipedia's Common Core page.

Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2014: The Common Core, Audrey Watters, Hack Education

Common Core Has No Better Alternative

Many critics have lost perspective on Common Core's purpose.

Common Core Has No Better Alternative, William Bennett, CNN

10 Lessons Learned From the Assessment Field Tests

Schools taking part in the PARCC & Smarter Balanced trial runs share their experiences.

Ten Lessons Learned From the Assessment Field Tests, Dian Schaffhauser, THE

Fight Is On for Common Core Contracts

Companies fight for share of testing mkt, potentially worth billions in coming years.

Fight Is On for Common Core Contracts, Caroline Porter, Wall Street Journal

Chris Minnich, Exec Director of CCSSO, Talks Copyrights

He discusses the Common Core’s copyright, and state's power to edit the standards.

Common Core Copyright: What Does It Mean? Emmeline Zhao, RealClearEd

Common Core Math Standards Add Up to Big Money for Education Companies

Teachers have to be savvy shoppers as glut of new products enter marketplace.

Common Core Math Standards Add Up to Big Money, Sarah Carr, Hechinger Report

Reader Bee – Teaching Children to Read Faster?

Interview with Ann McCormick, founder of The Learning Company, discusses her new app.

Reader Bee – Teaching Children to Read Faster? Creativity Post

Surprising Benefit of Common Core: Really Cool Video Games

Can new learning tools get World of Warcraft fans into math? Ed tech companies bank on it.

Surprising Benefit of Common Core: Really Cool Video Games, B. Winterhalter,The Atlantic

Inside the Mammoth Backlash to Common Core

Common Core has tapped into a vein of outrage on the left as well as the right.

Inside the Mammoth Backlash to Common Core, Tim Murphy, Mother Jones

Six Tools for Teachers

3 trends will improve the average quality of instruction in US schools within 5 years.

Six Tools for Teachers, Bill Gates, GatesNotes

AIR Appeals Pearson's Common-Core Test Contract in NM Court

Issue: contract awards Pearson work for up to 8 yrs, "effectively committing a billion dollars in a sole-source contract."

AIR Appeals Pearson's Common-Core Testing Contract in N.M. Court, Sean Cavanagh, EW

A Few Reflections on the Common Core Wars

Who is winning? Which concerns are legit? How should supports respond to concerns?

A Few Reflections on the Common Core Wars, Michael Petrilli, Education Next

'Moms Winning' While Common-Core Advocates Patronize

Pro-Common Core campaign is heavy on cheerleading, airy promises, and emotive appeals and light on seriously engaging skeptics...

'Moms Winning' While Common-Core Advocates Patronize, Rick Hess, Ed Week

OpenEd Raises $2 million from PivotNorth Capital

Who says there's no business in making free resources readily available and useful?

$2M to OpenEd for Smart Recomends for Free Ed Resources, Tony Wan, edSurge

Teachers Union Takes on Common Core

AFT: Common Core corrupted by political manipulation, admin bungling, corporate profiteering & an invalid scoring system designed to have kids fail the new exams.

Teachers Union Takes on Common Core, Stephanie Simon, Politico

SchoolChapters Acquired by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Co platform lets users create portfolios to document learning, & align to ed standards.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Acquires SchoolChapters, Chris Reidy, Boston Globe

Does Common Core Raise or Lower Future Ed-Tech Spending

Analysts don't expect funding to dry up; they see a shift that emphasizes product's impact.

Common Core Raises Questions on Future of Ed-Tech Spending, Robin Flanigan, EW

Delay Urged on Actions Tied to Tests by Schools

Gates FNDN calls for 2-year moratorium on high-stakes decisions based on tests aligned with common core standards.

Delay Urged on Actions Tied to Tests by Schools, Motoko Rich, New York Times

Taking the Learning Tablets

The latest innovation promise big improvements in teaching.

Taking the Learning Tablets, The Economist

Nat'l Common-Core Testing Landscape Fragments

No. of states sharing common-core assessments went from 45 to 27 in a couple yrs.

Nat'l Landscape Fragments as States Plan Common-Core Testing, Gewertz & Ujifusa, EW