by Andrew Foster Twitter @abfosEd Today, we introduce a new columnist, Andrew Foster, who will write mostly about the Math part of the Common Core State Standards. Look for his columns on Wednesdays. Through personal experience and the challenges of life in the classroom, I’ve come to the not-so-startling conclusion that education is inevitably changing. [...]
Andrew Foster April 11, 2012
Attitude Toward Education Reform is Everything!
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Darcy Pattison May 17, 2011
Who Wrote the Common Core Standards?
Who wrote the Common Core State Standards? There are two answers. First, we’ll talk about the background of the movement itself. Next, we’ll talk about the actual authors and watch them explain the standards in a set of videos. BACKGROUND. The standards were written and modified in phases. In 1996 Achieve, Inc was created, a [...]
Darcy Pattison May 16, 2011
History of National Standards: Where Did Common Core Standards Come From?
Reagan Study Transformed into Reform Movement: Common Core Standards A Nation at Risk: The Imperative For Educational Reform is the title of the 1983 report of American President Ronald Reagan’s National Commission on Excellence in Education. Its publication sparked a renewed interest in education reform efforts. But those efforts were hampered by a splintered discussion [...]
Darcy Pattison May 16, 2011
Obama and the Common Core Standards
Were the national Common Core Standards an idea that started with President Obama? No. President Obama just happened to come along a the culmination of 25 years of work by the business, technical and political communities. It started with A Nation at Risk: The Imperative For Educational Reform , the 1983 report of American President [...]
