Early approval of Common Core
Enthusiasm and agreement marked the plans by the nation’s governors and state educational leaders to produce a set of common standards that public schools could unify around. Some of the ambitious goals for Common Core State Standards were that all students who graduated from high school would be ready for college work or for careers; the achievement gaps between racial and socioeconomic groups would narrow; and U.S. students would maintain high rankings on international achievement tests.
A rushed beginning
The standards were written in 2009. Continue reading Common Core: Explained and Critiqued (from AFA Journal, September 2018)