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As students return to school from the Summer break and districts scramble to prepare for the full administration of the assessments aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), a new survey shows that teachers are feeling less confident about CCSS than ever. Teachers of English language learners (ELLs) and students with disabilities are especially discouraged.

The report published by Education Week Research Center, “From Adoption to Practice: Teacher Perspectives on Common Core,” surveyed 457 teachers and instructional specialists in K-12 schools from states that have adopted the CCSS. …

According to the findings, most respondents were familiar with the CCSS, but less familiar with the aligned assessments currently being developed by the two national consortia, Smarter Balanced and PARCC and 39% responded that they had no familiarity with the assessments. Less than half of respondents believe that their curricular materials and textbooks are aligned with the CCSS. Only 31% of respondents agreed that they have access to high-quality materials that are aligned with the CCSS.

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Read a related article at http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2014/08/teachers_of_english-learners_f.html