And while the annual spending caps would be raised for two years, the 10-year spending caps enacted in 2011 would remain in place. Those caps will frame spending negotiations between Mr. Obamaâs successor and leaders of the next Congress.
Core KnowledgeÂ®. Rather than just complaining about what's wrong with existing public schools, we also need to have a vision, a goal, of what a great school looks like. Many people feel that that vision is met by Core Knowledge, the curriculum developed by the Core Knowledge Foundation. (Note that Core Knowledge is a registered trademark of the Foundation.) Life in a CK School
By Derrick Meador. Depth of Knowledge is also referred to as DOK. Depth of Knowledge is the complexity or depth of understanding required to answer or explain an assessment related item. The concept of depth of knowledge was developed through research by Norman L. Webb in the late 1990âs. Webb was a senior research scientist for the Wisconsin Center of Education Research. Webb originally developed depth of knowledge for mathematics and science standards. However, the model has been used in language arts, mathematics, science, and history/social studies. His model has been adopted by more than ten states. Webb identified four distinct depth of knowledge levels. Level 1 includes basic recall of facts, concepts, information, or procedures.