The California Department of Education's Elementary Grades Task Force has released a standards-based resource document, Elementary Makes the Grade! The book is intended to help elementary school teachers in the implementation of standards-based education.
The task force, composed of 14 California educators, was convened to provide recommendations for charting the course of elementary schools. The document offers suggestions on how schools can achieve a coordinated system in which standards, assessment, accountability and curriculum are aligned, and which is focused on ensuring that all students meet grade-level standards.
Copies can be ordered for $10.25 plus tax, shipping and handling from the California Department of Education, Press Sales Office, P.O. Box 271, Sacramento, CA 95812-0271; (916) 445-1260. For more information, visit the Web site [www.cde.ca.gov].
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