common standards
Common Core State Standards
This is a blog by my good friend Bill Bushaw, Ex. Dir., Phi Delta Kappa International. I agree with his point!
Common Core State Standards
In 1997, Checker Finn, a former assistant secretary of education during the Reagan administration observed that Republicans don't like the word "national," and Democrats don't like the word "test," suggesting that national tests, from a political perspective, were dead on arrival.
Common Core State Standards Available for Comment
NGA Center, CCSSO Release First Official Public Draft of the College- and Career-Readiness Standards
WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) today released the first official public draft of the college- and career-readiness standards in English-language arts and mathematics as part of the Common Core State Standards Initiative, a process being led by governors and chief state school officers in 51 states and territories. These standards define the knowledge and skills students should have to succeed in entry-level, credit-bearing, academic college courses and in workforce training programs.
