Still no common-core appointments
Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess
The decision of whether California should join other states in adopting common-core standards in math and English will have a monumental impact on K-12 education. And yet neither the governor nor the Legislature has made any appointments to the 21-member commission that’s supposed to make the recommendation on common core to the State Board of Education by July 15. That’s less than three months away. The delay in activating the commission is not for lack of interest or understanding its importance. I assume it reflects the intense debate and lobbying behind the scenes over common core and its ramifications. (more...)