We’ve been hearing much about the Common Core standards of late, and for good reason. The ideas that motivated the standards and the way the changes have been implemented have raised many important questions. For example: What are Common Core Standards and why are they necessary? Have the new standards been tested and how will they [...]
Does Indiana lead the way against Common Core?
An interesting debate and — one well worth watching — is playing out in Indiana. Senator Scott Schneider (R-Indianapolis) introduced a bill (SB 193) to reverse the State Education Board’s decision to use Common Core State Standards and replace them with Indiana education standards. Yesterday a Senate education committee heard about five hours of testimony [...]
Common Core standards: where things aren’t quite as they appear
With the threat of losing millions in federal aid dollars in 2010 North Carolina joined with 44 other states and adopted common core academic standards for grades K-12 in math and English. The standards – we are told – help to ensure that students throughout the country learn the same content and skills. They have [...]
Common Core Standards: There’s Plenty to Dislike
North Carolina continues to work its way through one of the most significant but least reported stories of the last year: the adoption of common core standards by states and school systems. The common core is a set of guidelines written for both math and English by the National Governors Association and the Council of [...]
