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What Anti-Common Core Activism in Tennessee Portends

May 2, 2013/by Editorial Staff

…http://articles.dailyamerican.com/2013-04-30/news/38938363_1_common-core-state-standards-early-childhood-education-school-board-member FL: Who Supports, Opposes The Common Core? http://stateimpact.npr.org/florida/2013/05/01/who-supports-opposes-the-common-core/ Christian Post: Eight US Senators Join Fight Against Common Core http://www.christianpost.com/news/eight-senators-join-fight-against-common-core-94876/ WY: The dangers of ‘Common Core’ http://trib.com/opinion/letters/the-dangers-of-common-core/article_0a192301-8dc4-5b70-8177-206c5bc8f020.html…

Common Core’s Cloudy Vision of College Readiness in Math (by Sandra Stotsky)

July 1, 2013/by Sandra Stotsky

…2010 that Common Core’s college-readiness level in mathematics meant readiness for a non-selective college. Similarly, this Board was told on another occasion that passing Common Core’s college-readiness test would indicate…

Study Finds Historic Drop in National Reading and Math Scores Since Adoption of Common Core Curriculum Standards

April 27, 2020/by Editorial Staff

…Core scores have fallen. Georgia In Georgia, pre-Common Core, NAEP fourth- and eighth-grade reading scores were rising. Post-Common Core, they’ve fallen. Illinois In Illinois, before Common Core, NAEP fourth- and…

New Book: “Drilling through the Core: Why Common Core is Bad for American Education”

September 28, 2015/by Editorial Staff

With Common Core Collapsing, New Scholarly Book Informs Debate about Academic Quality, Cost, and Illegal Federal Role in K-12 Education “Drilling through the Core: Why Common Core is Bad for…

Common Core English and Math Standards Not Properly Validated

April 23, 2014/by Editorial Staff

…like Common Core. After engaging in highly unconventional steps to increase both the congruence between Common Core and the international standards and the correlation between Common Core and student achievement…

Setting the Record Straight on Common Core Part 2

March 6, 2014/by Editorial Staff

…Read Our Research: One-Page Primer on Common Core: Legality One-Page Primer on Common Core: Cost One-Page Primer on Common Core: Quality Lowering the Bar: Common Core Math Fails to Prepare…

We Now Have a Smart Exit Strategy from Common Core

August 27, 2014/by Jim Stergios

…the Top (RttT) for Common Core implementation. In most cases the RttT funding for Common Core implementation (mainly for such things as professional development) was only a third to a…

Video: Setting the Record Straight on Common Core

February 13, 2014/by Editorial Staff

…Here’s the Research: One-Page Primer on Common Core: Legality One-Page Primer on Common Core: Cost One-Page Primer on Common Core: Quality Lowering the Bar: Common Core Math Fails to Prepare…

What Goldilocks Can Tell Us About The Cost Of Implementing The Common Core

June 6, 2012/by Editorial Staff

http://stateimpact.npr.org/indiana/2012/06/06/what-goldilocks-can-tell-us-about-the-cost-of-implementing-the-common-core/ It could cost as much as $278 million for Indiana to adopt new academic standards known as the Common Core. Or it could cost as little as $68 million….

New Study Suggests Remedies for Common Core Literature Deficit

September 18, 2012/by Editorial Staff

…Common Core’s lack of literary content, according to a new study published by Pioneer Institute. How Common Core’s ELA Standards Place College Readiness at Risk How Common Core’s ELA Standards…

The Globe on Common Core and Poetry

May 29, 2014/by Jim Stergios

…study of the texts and themes recommended by a Common Core consultant for a Common Core-based literature unit, as well as a broader analysis of Common Core’s poetry offerings. The…

Common Core Standards Still Don’t Make the Grade

September 16, 2010/by Editorial Staff

…mid-1990s, write that Common Core’s mathematics standards don’t progress rapidly enough to prepare students to take Algebra I, the key to higher math study, by eighth grade. “Common Core has…

Common Core Math’s House of Hay

March 4, 2014/by Jamie Gass

…number of Common Core critics to topple Common Core’s house made of hay. [quote align=”right” color=”#999999″]The Baltimore Sun quoted [Stephen] Wilson as saying that while Common Core’s math standards are…

Anti-Common Core News Round-up (May 3): Daily Caller, Heritage, AFT, Ed Week, Wash Times, IN, MO, NY, WI, ID, TN, AZ

May 3, 2013/by Jamie Gass

…Pause Washington Times: Critics join common cause to block Common Core school standards MO: Critics question Common Core education standards at St. Louis County meeting MO: Common Core standards discussed…

Common Core Math Will Reduce Enrollment in High-Level High School Courses

September 8, 2014/by Editorial Staff

Common Core Math Will Reduce Enrollment in High-Level High School Courses September 8, 2014 by Editorial Staff Study Finds Common Core Math Standards Will Reduce Enrollment in High-Level High School…

The Battle Over Common Core Math Standards: Will A Larger Federal Role Help or

February 16, 2012/by Editorial Staff

http://educationnext.org/the-battle-over-common-core-math-standards-will-a-larger-federal-role-help-or-hinder-curriculum-improvement/ CAMBRIDGE, MA – More than 40 states have now agreed to adopt the Common Core standards in English Language Arts and math. In a forum released today on the…

Legislative Common Core Remedy No Panacea

May 28, 2014/by Sandra Stotsky

…of state standards who are committed to Common Core. Despite any legislative oversight that may be built into bills to eliminate Common Core, states trying to extricate themselves from Common…

Study: Common Core & 2 Testing Consortia Violate Federal Laws, Unlikely to Improve Academic Achievement

July 22, 2015/by Editorial Staff

…of the Coalition Provisional Authority. “Federal Overreach and Common Core” is the latest installment in Pioneer Institute’s ongoing review of the academic quality, legality and cost of Common Core. Pioneer…

Study Finds Declining Student Achievement and Increased Harm to School Choice Since Common Core

September 26, 2018/by Editorial Staff

…Chief Executive Officer of AccountabilityWorks, an education nonprofit, and co-author of “Common Core, School Choice and Rethinking Standards-Based Reform.” Video: Authors Discuss New Report on Common Core & School Choice…

Rejection of Anti-Common Core Model Legislation a Sad End to a Bizarre Process

November 29, 2012/by Editorial Staff

…were to present the case against Common Core. The lunch that preceded the debate was sponsored by former Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s Foundation for Excellence in Education, a leading Common…

Lowering the Bar: How Common Core Math Fails to Prepare Students for STEM

October 1, 2013/by Editorial Staff

…education institutions to do an analysis of Common Core’s definition of college readiness,” Stotsky said. Professors Milgram and Stotsky were members of Common Core’s validation committee, which was charged with…

Study Finds Poetry Slighted in Common Core English Standards

April 29, 2014/by Editorial Staff

…How Common Core’s ELA Standards Place College Readiness at Risk; Common Core Standards Still Don’t Make the Grade; The Road to a National Curriculum: The Legal Aspects of the Common…

Common Core, the Gettysburg Address & human intent

December 1, 2013/by Jim Stergios

…committed to the Core, then you can understand why there are over dozens and dozens of bills around the country pausing or pulling out of the tests and/or Common Core…

Indiana Common Core Adoption Facing Stiff Opposition

June 25, 2012/by Editorial Staff

http://www.educationnews.org/k-12-schools/indiana-common-core-adoption-facing-stiff-opposition/ The fight over the implementation of Common Core Standards is getting particularly brutal in Indiana, since it will be replacing a set of state standards that is considered some…