Teachers College, Columbia University
For Coverage Of The Release Of The 2015 Common Core Test Results
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Amount$150,000
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Program
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Date Awarded7/11/2015
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Term12 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
Hosted by Teachers College, The Hechinger Report is a 5-year-old nonprofit news organization focused on covering innovation and equity issues in education. Hechinger will support informed and objective research and reporting on the new Common Core assessments in English language arts and mathematics to determine what the tests are measuring and if they are better aligned to improved student outcomes than prior state tests. Providing clear, unbiased explanatory journalism around the release of the 2015 Common Core test results will help focus national and local discussions on the potential for better assessments of whether or not students are being prepared to think critically and solve problems and are achieving the knowledge and skills they’ll need in college and in life.
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