Kim M. Stasny responded on September 28, 09 08:55 AM
Organization and Research: Advanced The draft document is very well organized and provides the reader with an excellent framework. The introductions to both disciplines also provide readers with...
View ArticleDiane Ravitch responded on September 28, 09 09:39 AM
It should be beyond dispute that common standards will impact the quality of education, but only if the standards are meaningful and can translate into reality. That is a big If. We are a mobile...
View ArticleFrederick M. Hess responded on September 28, 09 09:47 AM
There is a real potential upside to the draft standards. Sensible common standards offer an opportunity to gauge relative performance, identify promising providers and practices, and permit makers of...
View ArticleCynthia G. (Cindy) Brown responded on September 28, 09 11:00 AM
Common state standards—if they are rigorous—could absolutely impact the quality of education in this country. For too long the US has allowed different expectations for its students based on where...
View ArticleMonty Neill responded on September 28, 09 01:56 PM
I am not a teacher nor a subject area expert. So I am not going to comment on the content. Rather, I'll address two related points: the use of top-down standards and high-stakes testing. Having...
View ArticleSteve Peha responded on September 28, 09 03:00 PM
It is difficult to evaluate any set of educational standards out of context. Standards only prove their value in concert with tests, curriculum, instruction, and, finally, students. That being said,...
View ArticleTerry W. Hartle responded on September 28, 09 04:09 PM
The Common Core State Standards Initiative is an unprecedented national effort to raise student achievement to a college- and career-ready level, bringing together governors and state commissioners of...
View ArticleNelson Smith responded on September 28, 09 05:52 PM
Arne Duncan has said that NCLB got it wrong by being tightly prescriptive at the local level (a cascade of requirements and consequences) but loosey-goosey at the national level (allowing wide...
View ArticleDavid G. Sciarra responded on September 28, 09 09:08 PM
It seems we haven’t learned a key lesson from the decade-long experience with 50 state content and performance standards. National content standards alone, like their state counterparts, will do...
View ArticleRep. John Kline responded on September 29, 09 10:02 AM
Virtually everyone agrees that to achieve success, one needs to set ambitious goals. This is true in life, and it’s true in our schools. States and local communities are constantly grappling with the...
View ArticleTom Vander Ark responded on September 29, 09 02:23 PM
National standards will end the unintended race-to-the-bottom which disproportionately impacts college and career preparation for low income and minority students. They will also ease expansion of...
View ArticleSandy Kress responded on September 29, 09 04:17 PM
As to the quality of the recently released draft of the standards, I don't feel ready to opine. I look forward to studying them carefully and reviewing others' judgments as well. Personally, I'm very...
View ArticleDennis Van Roekel responded on September 29, 09 04:46 PM
The work that has been done on Common Core Standards has the potential to provide teachers with far more manageable curriculum goals. Their broadness allows teachers to exercise professional...
View ArticleSteve Peha responded on October 2, 09 01:25 PM
Only thirteen posts this week. I think that’s the fewest we’ve ever had. Either everyone was off on one of those fall leaf-watching trips or standards just aren’t nearly as interesting as they used to...
View ArticleGary Huggins responded on October 2, 09 05:45 PM
Having recommended the creation of voluntary national standards and tests in 2007, the Commission agrees with other commenters that adopting, teaching to, and measuring against well-designed common...
View ArticleCould Common State Standards Impact Quality?
The Common Core State Standards Initiative last week released a draft of its college and career-readiness standards for English language arts and mathematics for grades K-12. Led by the National...
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