Changing State Standards: Repeal, Revise, Replace, Rebrand, Update, or Unique?
J.R. Wilson: Do states that make noise about Common Core want to repeal, revise, replace, rebrand, or update their standards?
Tag: Common Core
DeSantis Orders End of Common Core in Florida
Local news reports that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has signed an executive order abolishing Common Core in the state.
New York Sees a Spike in Regents Exam Failures Five Years After Common Core
A report by education policy consultant David Rubin shows a spike in the failure rate of New York students on their math and ELA Regents Exam.
Why Are Common Core Critics Against Personalized Learning?
Shane Vander Hart: There are several reasons why Common Core opponents are taking up the fight against personalized learning, here are seven reasons I oppose it.
Common Core, Workforce Development, and Assigning Blame
Shane Vander Hart: Those who beat this drum overlook the fundamental question – is preparing students for the workforce the role of K-12 education?
ACT Math Score Drop Unsurprising Says Past NCTM President
Former National Council of Teachers of Mathematics president said 2018 ACT results “are extremely disappointing, but not entirely unexpected.”
Common Core, The Great “Leveler”
Jane Robbins: The latest ACT scores show that Common Core has been a great leveler – just not in the way it was promised.
Common Core Collaborators
Richard P. Phelps of Nonpartisan Education Review provides a historical, financial and media analyses of six different Common Core collaborators.
Education Policy: Where the Florida Gubernatorial Primary Candidates Stand
Karen Effrem provides a Common Core/FedEd/High Stakes Testing/Preschool comparison of the Florida gubernatorial primary for both parties.
Is American Government Rejecting Capitalism & Embracing a Managed Economy?
Karen Effrem: Although Tucker and colleagues tout European education-workforce systems, none have produced or will produce American levels of freedom and prosperity.