Education Evolution
Latest Program Builds On Decades Of Reforms
Posted: August 12, 2012 at 4:59 a.m.
Lucas Burchar, 9, left, listens as Cameron Green, 9, explains to classmates how he solved a fraction problem May 7 in Leticia Greene’s class at West Fork Elementary. New Common Core State Standards, which will be implemented in all elementary classrooms in the coming school year, will introduce more complex math problems to students at a younger age.
A class of third-graders at West Fork Elementary School sits at tables of four or five, talking to each other as they figure out the single problem on the page. They know being able to explain how they reached an answer will be more important than getting it right.
At A Glance
School Open Soon
More than 60,000 children in Northwest Arkansas return to school Aug. 20. For parents and students, here are links to the public school districts in Benton, Madison and Washington counties where you will find answers to many of your questions about the new school year.
Benton County
Bentonville http://bentonvillek12.org
Benton County School of the Arts
http://www.bcsa.k12.ar.us
Decatur
http://decatur.k12.ar.us
Gentry
http://www.gentrypioneers.com
Gravette
http://lions.k12.ar.us
Pea Ridge
http://www.prs.k12.ar.us
Rogers
http://www.rogersschools.net
Siloam Springs
http://www.siloamschools.com
Madison County
Huntsville
http://eagle.nwsc.k12.ar.us/
Washington County
Elkins
http://www.edline.net/pages/elkins_school_district
Farmington
http://farmcards.org/index.php
Fayetteville
http://www.fayar.net
Greenland
http://greenlandschools.k12.ar.us/pages/Greenland_School_District
Haas Hall
http://www.haashall.org/index_home.htm
Lincoln
http://wolfpride.nwsc.k12.ar.us/
Prairie Grove
http://www.pgtigers.org/
Springdale
http://springdale.schoolfusion.us/
West Fork
http://www.edline.net/pages/West_Fork_Public_Schools
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