California Teachers Attend Common Core ELL Symposium

The Merced (CA) Sun-Star (10/29) reports that 350 California educators "took part in a symposium recently to guide them on implementing common core standards for English-learners. The symposium, held last week, was aimed at supporting participants' next steps in implementing those standards." The piece notes that the California Department of Education says that "teachers, parents and education experts designed the standards to prepare students for success in college and the workplace. ... The symposium brought presenters to guide educators through best practices to implement these standards."