COMMON CORE STANDARDS:

Visit http://www.corestandards.org to learn more about the Common Core State Standards!

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If every state, or even most states have the same standards, we have de facto nationalstandards. Those who brought Common Core to our nation, state-by- state, ...

Exit Strategy: State Lawmakers Consider Dropping ...

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Education Week Scott Schneider, the author of Indiana's anti-common-core bill, introduced similar legislation in 2012. It would halt implementation of the standards until public ...

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Parents and Educators Against Common Core Standards. 28674 likes · 6965 talking about this. This group is a place where parents and educators can come ...

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LITERATURE AND READING LINKS:
Link to da Vinci's Library Blog:  http://davincilibrary.blogspot.com/

Young Readers Choice Award Winners http://www.pnla.org/yrca/index.htm


YALSA Book Awards and Booklists http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook


Multnomah County Library books for 6th-8th graders http://www.multcolib.org/kids/booklists/6-8.html

Kirkus Reviews: The World's Toughest Book Critics http:/www.kirkusreviews.com/

Out of the ordinary Teen Booklists. Check out "Boy Meets Book" for newly recommended novels. http://www.readingrants.org/



Parents and Educators: Read Together for Literacy Parents and Educators: Read Together for Literacy

FOR TAG STUDENTS:


Check out: Online community support for the gifted and talented and those that support them. Online Community Support for the Gifted and Talented



BOOK REVIEW SITES:

Good Reads

New York Times Middle

Young Adult Readers Book Reviews

YA & Kids Books Central

Great website/blog for Young Adult Fiction - YA Reads



OAKS PRACTICE:
Students, visit the OAKS practice website. (External Web link)