A profound change in educational standards and assessments is quietly underway. Soon, almost every state in the country will have the same demanding standards for what students need to learn.
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College and Career-Ready Standards for School Leaders
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Supporting school leaders in helping all students become college and career-ready and to succeed in post-secondary education and training
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Thomas B. Fordham Institute Amber Winkler "While the standards are high quality, getting their implementation right is a real challenge—and it won't be free, a serious concern given the tight budgets of many districts and states. “Spending reasonable sums to ensure that America’s schools and students successfully attain high standards is a worthy investment,” said Fordham Institute President Chester E.
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By Tom Vander Ark Common Core State Standards lift expectations and create opportunity to compare results and share tools—a terrific set of benefits that America will reap for years. Fordham released a report today on the Cost of Implementing the Common Core. They concluded that states could save about $1 billion if they take full advantage of digital assessments and materials.
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By Timothy Kanold National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012045_1.pdf Page 6 of the report provides some interesting High School data about these students. Here is some "access" data from the report: "Only 30-35% of students nationally will have taken three years of science through Physics and three or four years of mathematics through Pre-Calculus - which describe and provide many of the high school Common Core "Plus" (+) standards." There are about 14.9 million high school students Math Completors 88% will complete HS Geometry 76% Algebra II 35% Pre-Calculus/Analysis 16% Calculus Science Completors
70% Chemistry 36% Physics 30% all three of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
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By Eric Hargis, Executive Director of the National PTA Benefits of The Common Core Standards:
Government Takeover Myth Debunked "This isn't even a Pinocchio stretch of the truth, but an out and out lie."
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Hosted on May 15, 2012, this SCORE Institute event featured national and state leaders -- including Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, former U.S. Senate Majori...
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The project will create courses in math and English for nearly every grade level, some of which will be available online for free. This announcement marks yet another entry into the increasingly crowded marketplace of curriculum creation sparked by the common standards.
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Thomas W. Gunlock is a member of the Ohio State Board of Education "Working in the world of state-level education policy, frustration and disappointment are part of the job. I admit to giving in to frustration and even a little anger over the past year at the all-too-frequent hypocrisy." "Everyone always says, “It’s about the kids,” but in reality, policy too often has little to do with children or their well-being. The focus always seems to come down to adults and institutions doing what they do best — protecting their status quo."
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