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PassđŞing the Common Core: High School English
The Basics: In high school English Language Arts, students read works of ęŚ literature and informational texts with a critical eye. They analyze classic and contemporary works from various eras, cultuđ°res...
Passing theâ Common Core: 8th grade
The Basics: In math, students tackle the Pythagorean theorem, bringing their math to a higher level of algebraic reasoning and knowledge of the properties of operations. WitâŚh their understanding of...
Passinđ´g the Common Core: 7th grade
The Basics: In math, students develop an understanding of rates and ratiosđ °, using tables, graphs and equations to solve real-world problems of proportional relationships. Students also work on solving multi-step...
Passing the Common Core: 6th grade â
The basics: In math, students learn the concept of rates and rađtios and use these tools to solve word problems. Students work on dividing multi-digit whole numbers and adding, subtracting,...
Passing the Câommon Core: 5th grade ę§
The Basics: In math, students advance to work with decimals up to the hundreds place.đ ˇ Students add, subtract, and multiply fractions, including fractions with different denominators. They expand their geometry...
Passing the Common Core: 4th grade ŕźş đ¸
The Basics: In math, children use addition, subtraction, multiplication and divisâion to solve word problems. They tackle measurement of volume, mass and time. They learn more about fractions â creating...
Passing the Common Core: 3rd grade ęŚ
The Basics: In math, students develop an understanding of fractions as numđ˛bers. They learn the concepts behind multiplication and division and apply problem-solving skills and strategies for multiplying and dividing...
Passing the Commđ˛on Core: 2nd gradđše
The Basics: In math, students extend their understanding of place value to the hundreds place. They use thđ§is to solve word problems, such as those involving length and other units...
Passing the Commđon Core: 1sđŤt grade
The Basics: In math, students work âwith whole numbers and place value. They group numbers into 10s and 1s, and learn to add and subtract up through 20. They use...
Passing the Comâmon Core: Kindergarten
The Basics: In math, kindergartners focus on learning numbers and what numbers repređsent, then lꌌearn about addition and subtraction. Students also identify and work with shapes. In English, students learn...
What's new for the Common Core in 2016
With fewer questions and no time limits, this monthâs Common Core tests inཧ English Language Arts and math will still be a challenge for city students. Itâs the fourth year...
How to safeguard âyour college payments wiđth insurance
With four years of college tuition costing as much as a Lexus, thereâs now the option to insure your college pađyments much as you would a car or any other...
Greek charity initiativęŚes boost resumes - and can change lives
Fighting hunꌏger isnât the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of fraternities and sororities. But for Christian Albano, do-good efforts are what attracted him to Kappa Sigma... ཧ
Students aren't letting terrorism stop them from studying abroad
Back when I was departing for ađ study abroad experience in Australia in the early â90s, it was with nervous excitement that I ventured off for a semester of cultural...
Big changes are coming to the SAT -- here's how to get ready
Heads up, test tađ kers: The redesigned SAT exam will be introduced in March, and incorporates both administrative and content modifications. âEverything will be different, from the content to the length... đŚš
Is fashion your passion? Take advantage of trendâs from local institutions
To make it inđ˝ todayâs fashion world, an eye for style isnât enough. According to Susan Doneson, a recent cast member of Bravo TVâs âSecrets đ °and Wives,â it also requires...
Start saviđĽng for the freshman class of 2034
Of course, applying for federal aid and sđearching for scholarships should ideally come long after saving for college already has begun. Here are some ways that parents can save from...
Step 5: Be smart abođ´ut getting ꌯa loan
All those storieâs about the average debt a graduate has after college? Itâs even worse than you think. Saying someone has $30,000 in loans masks the fact that theyâll be...
â Step 4: Apply foꌰr many, many scholarships
As with everything these dâays, thereâs an app for that. Scholarships.com has a free app on the Apple store that letâs you search 2.7 million state and national college scholarships...
Step 3: Ways to negotiate withđ schools for a better deal
You should approach paying for college as you would buying a car: donât even think about paying sticker price. Ignore the scaryꌏ six-digit number that private and public colleges these...