Evidence Vs. Research; The Case of the Common Core Standards | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

Evidence Vs. Research; The Case of the Common Core Standards | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:

Evidence Vs. Research; The Case of the Common Core Standards

by larrycuban

I have admired Rodin’s statue of “The Thinker” for many years.

Yet the statue is not a man of action.

Too much thinking, too little action is a recipe for fecklessness. Yet too much action, too little thought are the ingredients for disaster. And that is where the Common Core standards enter the picture.
Exactly how much evidence did policymakers have to justify the crafting and adoption of national standards?  Of that evidence supporting the policy, what part, if any, did research play in making policy? Since evidence never