Ed.gov - Transforming Teaching and Leading - Recognizing Educational Success, Professional Excellence, and Collaborative Teaching (RESPECT) - LINK: http://www.ed.gov/teaching
Ed.gove - Boards and Commission 'RACE TO THE TOP ASSESSMENT PROGRAM" - U.S. Secretary of Education Duncan Announces Winners of Competition to Improve Student Assessments - Two winning applications composed of 44 States and D.C. Win Grants to Fund Assessments Based on Common Core Standards - http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-secretary-education-duncan-announces-winners-competition-improve-student-asse - The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers is a coalition of 26 states including AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MS, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC and TN. The SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium is a coalition of 31 states including AL, CO, CT, DE, GA, HI, IA, ID, KS, KY, ME, MI, MO, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WV. The assessments will be ready for use by the 2014-15 school year.