Tag: Common Core

Only three-quarters of opt-out parents actually opted their child out of standardized testing. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson)

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Many in opt-out movement don’t opt out of standardized tests

Jason Russell · August 12, 2016 7:23 pm

Common Core was the brainchild of political, education and business elites — and continues to benefit them. (AP Photo/Christine Armario, File)

Trump’s right — the system is rigged. Look at Common Core

Lance Izumi · August 3, 2016 4:03 am

A May and June 2015 poll conducted by Education Next found that Democrats were more likely than the general public to support Common Core, though less than 60 percent of Democrats said they support the education standards. (iStock photo)

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DNC email leak: Don’t touch Common Core

Jason Russell · July 26, 2016 8:05 pm

The Math Wars Wage On

Alice B. Lloyd · July 17, 2016 1:04 pm

Jeffries said the platform change moved the party away from President Obama's education policies. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Dem: education platform process ‘hijacked’

Jason Russell · July 12, 2016 5:28 pm

Common Core standards are not fully aligned with what college instructors are looking for in students. (AP Photo/Christine Armario, File)

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College profs: Common Core doesn’t make the grade

Jason Russell · June 9, 2016 4:30 pm

The study was the to look at which demographics and policy opinions predict opposition to Common Core. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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What kind of people oppose Common Core?

Jason Russell · June 7, 2016 4:54 pm

The Increasingly Irrelevant SAT

Alice B. Lloyd · June 1, 2016 3:24 pm

Rebels Against the Core

Alice B. Lloyd · May 27, 2016 2:14 pm

Gates Foundation Admits Missteps of Common Core

Alice B. Lloyd · May 25, 2016 4:07 am

"Far too many districts report that identifying or developing Common Core-aligned materials is a challenge, meaning that teachers spend their time adapting or creating curriculum, developing lessons, and searching for supplemental materials," Gates Foundation CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann writes in an open letter. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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Gates Foundation ‘doubling down’ on Common Core

Jason Russell · May 23, 2016 4:44 pm

After all the billions of dollars and time spent on education reforms at the state and federal levels since 2009, including Common Core and Race to the Top, the average 12th grade student is no better at reading or math. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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High school seniors getting worse at math

Jason Russell · April 27, 2016 4:01 am