A Parent Questions Common Core in Oregon
A bit of background:
Common Core State Standards, an unproven set of curricular standards has been adopted for use in most states across our country to include Oregon WITHOUT public input. As part of receiving the NCLB Waiver, Oregon used CCSS as their set of standards which would prove to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan that we were agreeing to use "career and college ready standards" in our plan to get the waiver. What hasn't been discussed or analyzed is the cost of implementing these standards--not only in money, but also in time.
At a time when school budgets are still being squeezed so that students are getting lost in large class sizes, schools are losing important programs, and districts are cutting school days to make ends meet, one has to wonder if this is the best decision right now for our kids. As a result, many educators and parents, are starting to question not only the necessity of these standards, but also the effects they will have on our public education
Common Core State Standards, an unproven set of curricular standards has been adopted for use in most states across our country to include Oregon WITHOUT public input. As part of receiving the NCLB Waiver, Oregon used CCSS as their set of standards which would prove to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan that we were agreeing to use "career and college ready standards" in our plan to get the waiver. What hasn't been discussed or analyzed is the cost of implementing these standards--not only in money, but also in time.
At a time when school budgets are still being squeezed so that students are getting lost in large class sizes, schools are losing important programs, and districts are cutting school days to make ends meet, one has to wonder if this is the best decision right now for our kids. As a result, many educators and parents, are starting to question not only the necessity of these standards, but also the effects they will have on our public education
