Add to ORKGA year ago we, as members of the Executive Committee at a Kentucky state institution charged with aligning college academics to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), created a report for KJECTL (Summer 2012) about our progress in complying with Senate Bill 1 (SB1), even detailing a website we jointly created with the state. Interestingly, our institution has a current Quality Enhancement Plan that it “will graduate informed critical and creative thinkers who communicate effectively.” This year we want to demonstrate some of that critical thinking by evaluating the CCSS argument both through our experience and with what various commentators are saying. Ultimately, Blake is correct; if an enterprise is to prosper, it must be able to withsta...
The Common Core standards are a clear case of federal overreach, facilitated by corporate philanthro...
This article provides an opportunity to discuss and examine information gathered during a focus grou...
This conceptual paper assesses prevalent critiques of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and ana...
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were developed by the Council of Chief State School Officers ...
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is an effort to minimize the learning gap between high- and l...
While aligning the Common Core Standards with Eastern Kentucky University’s General Education and Te...
Kentucky first drew national attention when its Supreme Court declared the entire system of schools ...
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in English and math were finalized in 2010 and, as of July 20...
As the new year gets underway, members of Congress are renewing their efforts to reauthorize the fed...
For a decade, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have been no stranger to controversy. Tangled i...
In 2009, a coalition of states began moving toward fewer, clearer, and higher standards for P-12 edu...
Honest advocates have long conceded that new curriculum standards do not necessarily mean an actual ...
In this early part of the 21st century, education leaders are increasingly challenged to improve P-1...
States around the country are debating the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS). In the state I te...
Since its release in June 2010, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have been adopted by more tha...
The Common Core standards are a clear case of federal overreach, facilitated by corporate philanthro...
This article provides an opportunity to discuss and examine information gathered during a focus grou...
This conceptual paper assesses prevalent critiques of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and ana...
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were developed by the Council of Chief State School Officers ...
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is an effort to minimize the learning gap between high- and l...
While aligning the Common Core Standards with Eastern Kentucky University’s General Education and Te...
Kentucky first drew national attention when its Supreme Court declared the entire system of schools ...
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in English and math were finalized in 2010 and, as of July 20...
As the new year gets underway, members of Congress are renewing their efforts to reauthorize the fed...
For a decade, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have been no stranger to controversy. Tangled i...
In 2009, a coalition of states began moving toward fewer, clearer, and higher standards for P-12 edu...
Honest advocates have long conceded that new curriculum standards do not necessarily mean an actual ...
In this early part of the 21st century, education leaders are increasingly challenged to improve P-1...
States around the country are debating the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS). In the state I te...
Since its release in June 2010, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have been adopted by more tha...
The Common Core standards are a clear case of federal overreach, facilitated by corporate philanthro...
This article provides an opportunity to discuss and examine information gathered during a focus grou...
This conceptual paper assesses prevalent critiques of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and ana...