Same Old “New Standards”
By UCLA IDEA Staff
Last week the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers released “Common Core Standards.” These academic standards are of critical interest to the nation’s schools, and their adoption can shape public education for years to come. Academic standards are specific goals that say what students should be able to know and teachers teach at any given time. The pressures are great for states to adopt the new standards by Aug. 2. (more...)