Thomas B. Fordham

June 25, 2012

Indiana Common Core Adoption Facing Stiff Opposition

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 of the best in the country. The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation said...
May 30, 2012

What Will Common Core Standards Cost States?

http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/gov-what-will-common-core-standards-cost-states.html State implementation of the Common Core State Standards will require the development of new curriculum and the adoption of new technologies to prepare for new computer-based assessments in the 2014-2015 school year. For the 45 states that have adopted the standards,...