Why education reform keeps failing
This was written by David K. Cohen, John Dewey Collegiate Professor of Education and professor of public policy at the University of Michigan. This post originally appeared on the Albert Shanker Institute’s blog.
By David K. Cohen
Read full article >>Why Common Core Standards implementation is slow
Funding concerns and inadequate guidance from state officials are two key reasons that the implementation of the new Common Core State Standards in public school districts across the country is going slow this school year, according to a new survey by the nonprofit Center on Education Policy.
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in English language arts and math are an attempt to standardize across what students learn from kindergarten through 12th grade, and have been a big part of the Obama administration education reform platform.
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