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<title>School Improvement in Maryland</title>
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<description>What's New on mdk12.org</description>

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<title>School Improvement in Maryland</title>
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<title>Graduation Rate Tutorial</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/whatsnew/index.html</link>
<description>AYP: New Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate data with tutorials.</description>
<pubDate>2011-05-13</pubDate>
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<title>Common Core State Standards</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/whatsnew/index.html</link>
<description>Reading/Mathematics: MSDE launches its Common Core State Standards</description>
<pubDate>2011-05-13</pubDate>
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<title>2010 HSA Data</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/whatsnew/index.html</link>
<description>HSA: MSDE releases the 2010 HSA Status Data</description>
<pubDate>2010-10-05</pubDate>
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<title>2010 MSA, Mod-MSA, and MSA without Mod-MSA Science Data</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/whatsnew/index.html</link>
<description>AYP: MSDE releases the 2010 District and High School AYP Data.</description>
<pubDate>2010-10-05</pubDate>
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<title>How do I support my child in being successful on the High School Assessments?</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/whatsnew/index.html</link>
<description>Parents: Find out how parents can support their child on HSA.</description>
<pubDate>2010-10-05</pubDate>
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<title>2010 MSA, Mod-MSA, and MSA without Mod-MSA Science Data</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/whatsnew/index.html</link>
<description>MSA: MSDE releases the 2010 MSA, Mod-MSA, and MSA without Mod-MSA Science Data</description>
<pubDate>2010-08-24</pubDate>
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<title>2010 MSA, Mod-MSA, and MSA without Mod-MSA Data</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/whatsnew/index.html</link>
<description>MSA: MSDE releases the 2010 MSA, Mod-MSA, and MSA without Mod-MSA Data.</description>
<pubDate>2010-07-21</pubDate>
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<title>2010 Elementary and Middle School AYP Results</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/whatsnew/index.html</link>
<description>AYP: MSDE releases the 2010 Elementary and Middle School AYP results.</description>
<pubDate>2010-07-21</pubDate>
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<title>ELP: English Language Proficiency State Curriculum</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/whatsnew/index.html</link>
<description>ELP: English Language Proficiency  State Curriculum updated for Grades K- 12.</description>
<pubDate>2010-02-17</pubDate>
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<title>Reading/ELA Toolkit: Lesson Seeds and Clarifications</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/whatsnew/index.html</link>
<description>Reading/ELA Toolkit: Lesson Seeds and Clarifications added for Grade 2 Standard 3.</description>
<pubDate>2010-02-17</pubDate>
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<title>Mathematics Toolkit: New Sample Asssessment</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/whatsnew/index.html</link>
<description>Mathematics Toolkit: New Sample Asssessment for interpreting line graphs.</description>
<pubDate>2010-02-17</pubDate>
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<title>User Guides: "What's New" guide page</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/whatsnew/index.html</link>
<description>User Guides: "What's New" guide page added to help users identify recently updated materials.</description>
<pubDate>2010-02-02</pubDate>
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<title>Reading/ELA Toolkit: Sample Items</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/reading/standard3/grade8.html</link>
<description>Reading/ELA Toolkit: Sample Items added for Reading Grade 8 Standard 3.</description>
<pubDate>2010-01-07</pubDate>
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<title>Reading/ELA Toolkit: Sample Items</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/reading/standard3/grade4.html</link>
<description>Reading/ELA Toolkit: Sample Items added for Grade 4 Standard 3.</description>
<pubDate>2010-01-27</pubDate>
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<title>Fine Arts: Curriculum Toolkit</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/arts/index.html</link>
<description>Fine Arts: Curriculum Toolkit linked to site.</description>
<pubDate>2010-01-19</pubDate>
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<title>Social Studies Toolkit: New Clarification and Lesson Seeds</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/social_studies/standard1/grade8.html</link>
<description>Social Studies Toolkit: New Clarification and Lesson Seeds added for Grade 8 Standard 1.</description>
<pubDate>2010-01-19</pubDate>
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<title>Reading/ELA Toolkit: Sample Items</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/reading/standard3/grade6.html</link>
<description>Reading/ELA Toolkit: Sample Items added to Grade 6 Standard 3.</description>
<pubDate>2010-01-12</pubDate>
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<title>Reading/ELA Toolkit: Sample Items </title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/reading/standard3/grade3.html</link>
<description>Reading/ELA Toolkit: Sample Items added to Grade 3 Standard 3.</description>
<pubDate>2010-01-12</pubDate>
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<title>Mathematics: Components of Exemplary Line Graphs and Scatter Plots</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/mathematics/graph_line-scatter.html</link>
<description>Mathematics: Components of Exemplary Line Graphs and Scatter Plots updated.</description>
<pubDate>2010-01-12</pubDate>
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<title>Early Education: Maryland Model for School Readiness (MMSR) Exemplars</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/instruction/ensure/MMSR/index.html</link>
<description>Early Education: Maryland Model for School Readiness (MMSR) Exemplars updated for fall entrance.</description>
<pubDate>2010-01-12</pubDate>
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<title>Health: State Curriculum</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/health/index.html</link>
<description>Health: State Curriculum available with glossary and print options across grade clusters.</description>
<pubDate>2010-01-06</pubDate>
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<title>Reading/ELA Toolkit: Sample Items</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/reading/standard3/grade3.html</link>
<description>Reading/ELA Toolkit: Sample Items added for Grade 3 Standard 3.</description>
<pubDate>2009-12-30</pubDate>
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<title>Reading/ELA Toolkit: Sample Items</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/reading/standard3/grade8.html </link>
<description>Reading/ELA Toolkit: Sample Items added for Grade 8 Standard 3.</description>
<pubDate>2009-12-30</pubDate>
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<title>Reading/ELA Toolkit: Lesson Seeds and Clarifications</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/reading/standard3/grade2.html</link>
<description>Reading/ELA Toolkit: Lesson Seeds and Clarifications added for Grade 2 Standard 3.</description>
<pubDate>2009-12-30</pubDate>
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<title>Physical Education: Standards glossary</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/physical_education/glossary.shtml</link>
<description>Physical Education: Standards glossary updated.</description>
<pubDate>2009-12-16</pubDate>
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<title>HSA: Braille High School Public Release items</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/assessments/high_school/index_braille.html</link>
<description>HSA: Braille High School Public Release items added.</description>
<pubDate>2009-12-16</pubDate>
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<title>MSA and Mod-MSA: "How did our school perform on specific content standards?"</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/data/index.aspx?Nav=1.2</link>
<description>MSA and Mod-MSA: "How did our school perform on specific content standards?" data reports made larger  for easier readability.</description>
<pubDate>2009-12-16</pubDate>
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<title>Mod-MSA: Which schools similar to ours outperformed us on Mod-MSA?</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/data/index.aspx?Nav=1.2</link>
<description>Mod-MSA: Which schools similar to ours outperformed us on Mod-MSA? added.</description>
<pubDate>2009-12-10</pubDate>
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<title>HSA Science: "Which schools have the highest percent of students meeting the HSA graduation  requirement?" </title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/data/index.aspx?Nav=1.5</link>
<description>HSA Science: "Which schools have the highest percent of students meeting the HSA graduation  requirement?" added.</description>
<pubDate>2009-12-03</pubDate>
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<title>Science: "Copper Basin Problem" Lesson Plan</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/hsa/biology/copper_basin/index.html</link>
<description>Science: "Copper Basin Problem" Lesson Plan updated.</description>
<pubDate>2009-11-17</pubDate>
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<title>CFIP: Introduction to the Classroom-Focused Improvement Process (CFIP) video </title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/process/cfip/index.html</link>
<description>CFIP: Introduction to the Classroom-Focused Improvement Process (CFIP) video added.</description>
<pubDate>2009-11-17</pubDate>
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<title>MSA: MSA with and without Mod-MSA data</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/data/index.aspx?Nav=1.2</link>
<description>MSA: MSA with and without Mod-MSA data added with data analysis questions.</description>
<pubDate>2009-11-05</pubDate>
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<title>Curriculum: Voluntary State Curriculum</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/index.html</link>
<description>Curriculum: Voluntary State Curriculum renamed to State Curriculum.</description>
<pubDate>2009-11-05</pubDate>
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<title>World Language: Susan Spinato's biography</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/foreign/index.html</link>
<description>World Language: Susan Spinato's biography added.</description>
<pubDate>2009-10-29</pubDate>
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<title>School Library Media: Jay Bansbach's biography</title>
<link>http://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/library_media/index.html</link>
<description>School Library Media: Jay Bansbach's biography added.</description>
<pubDate>2009-10-29</pubDate>
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