Common Core Turns Business Leaders Against Oklahoma GOP
Mike Neal gets annoyed when he talks about politicians in his state. Just three years ago, when the Common Core State Standards for education were implemented, no one had a problem with them, says...
View ArticleThe Common Core Curriculum Void
Right now, America's schools are in a sprint. Forty-four states and the District of Columbia have adopted the Common Core State Standards. That means new learning benchmarks for the vast majority of...
View ArticleA Tale Of Two Polls
Two new polls this week attempt to quantify the public's feelings for the Common Core State Standards. The K-12 benchmarks in English and math were little known this time last year. But they've since...
View ArticleColorado Experiment To Move Beyond Grade Levels Taps Into Larger Ed Movement
A few years ago, a school district in Colorado did away with grade levels – instead of being a kindergartner, a third grader, or a sixth grader, students began to be defined by how much they knew....
View ArticleAfter Protests Over History Curriculum, School Board Tries To Compromise
Hundreds of Colorado high school students have walked out of class in the past two weeks to protest proposed changes to the Advanced Placement history curriculum.The firestorm of protest was sparked by...
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