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A divided Court of Appeals panel threw out the search of a high school student's truck conducted by a school official and based solely on an anonymous tip, saying the search was unconstitutional.

The dissenting judge, in People v. Perreault (COA docket No. 288540) argued that the standards for a search by a school official of a student's property while it is on school property are less than those of a police officer. While a police officer might need to have probable cause to conduct the search, a school official need only have a reasonable suspicion, dissenting Judge Peter O'Connell wrote.

But Judge Alton Davis, joined by Judge Michael Talbot, said who conducts the search does not relieve the official of acting on more than a mere anonymous tip.

This is a blog by my good friend Bill Bushaw, Ex. Dir., Phi Delta Kappa International. I agree with his point!

Common Core State Standards

In 1997, Checker Finn, a former assistant secretary of education during the Reagan administration observed that Republicans don't like the word "national," and Democrats don't like the word "test," suggesting that national tests, from a political perspective, were dead on arrival.

Thanks to Ken Willison, Englishville School for sharing this document!

NGA Center, CCSSO Release First Official Public Draft of the College- and Career-Readiness Standards

WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) today released the first official public draft of the college- and career-readiness standards in English-language arts and mathematics as part of the Common Core State Standards Initiative, a process being led by governors and chief state school officers in 51 states and territories. These standards define the knowledge and skills students should have to succeed in entry-level, credit-bearing, academic college courses and in workforce training programs.

See Jim's quote under Myth No. 5.

Myths undercut efforts to boost Michigan's high school standards

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AMBER ARELLANO

Mark Thomas, principal of Northview High School and MASSP past president, served on a national committee of principals and educators this summer to craft a set of standards that will be used to grant a national board certification to interested principals.

The Advanced Certification for Educational Leaders (ACEL)  Gerry Tirozzi, NASSP Executive Director said, "It is imperative to ensure that the voices of our collective memberships are heard loud and clear as the standards, which will drive the ultimate assessment for receiving an advanced certificate, are put into place,

There side-by-side comparisons to provide information regarding:

• ADP English Benchmarks with the newly developed College- and Career-Ready Common Core State Standards in Reading, Writing and Communication
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• ADP Mathematics Benchmarks with the newly developed College- and Career-Ready Common Core State Standards in Mathematics
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Purpose

As a majority of states begin work on national education standards, Michigan could provide a model for that final product, Department of Education officials told Gongwer News Service.

Michigan is one of the 46 states and Washington, D.C., signed on to develop national core content standards for particularly reading and math for K-12 students. But in addition to having officials attending the work sessions on the project, Michigan will also benefit from having just developed its own standards, said spokesperson Jan Ellis.

"When Michigan set its standards, they were reviewed by many of the same groups developing the common core," Ms. Ellis said. "Michigan's a unique leader in that sense. We will likely be a model for other states to follow."

Want to know what is happening in the federal discussion about national curriculum standards. Here's the best insight you'll find. It's an email to me from Matt Gandal, VP, of Achieve.

Dear ADP State Leader:

As we have previously communicated to ADP Network states, Achieve is working with the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and National Governors Association (NGA) on an important effort to create common core standards that can be adopted by states across the country. Over the last several weeks, this initiative has taken on a much more public profile, and leaders in ADP states have reached out to Achieve with a variety of questions about the process and our role in it. This update is designed to answer those questions.

Common Standards Development Process

The State Superintendent’s memo regarding the use of power standards you received in the past few days is the result of a lot of work by MASSP. The memo vindicates what we’ve been saying to you ever since the passage of the MMC -- there is a lot more flexibility in the standards than believed.

MASSP put considerable effort into getting this memo written to your advantage, the building principal. I hope you will now put it to your use.

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