Cartoons on Common Core Standards
For this monthly* post of cartoons, I have selected images about the impending Common Core curriculum standards in math and English for K-12 students. While many countries have a national curriculum, the U.S. does not. Since the Common Core standards have been adopted by 46 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. will soon have a national–not federally mandated–one.
According to a recent analysis of the Common Core standards there are two justifications for states adopting the standards (Brookings Study of Common Core):
1. Because current state standards vary greatly across the country resulting in unequal access to knowledge and skills, Common Core standards will be higher, uniform, and equitable for all students. When tests of those common standards are implemented in 2014-2015, the quality of teaching and learning will improve. Students will then score far better on international achievement tests and the U.S. economy will grow.
2. By standardizing curriculum and assessments across states, multiple textbooks and instructional materials in
According to a recent analysis of the Common Core standards there are two justifications for states adopting the standards (Brookings Study of Common Core):
1. Because current state standards vary greatly across the country resulting in unequal access to knowledge and skills, Common Core standards will be higher, uniform, and equitable for all students. When tests of those common standards are implemented in 2014-2015, the quality of teaching and learning will improve. Students will then score far better on international achievement tests and the U.S. economy will grow.
2. By standardizing curriculum and assessments across states, multiple textbooks and instructional materials in