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Common Core – Only time will tell ___________________________
shows that the mobility rate for Illinois students has been between 13 and
16 percent. It stands to reason that as a parent you have the right to expect
that your child will be taught the same basic skills and knowledge regardless
of the school they attend.
Also, those state-to-state comparisons the media loves to report should
theoretically be fairer now that the participating states are supposed to be
using the same standards. Gone should be the days of states with very low
standards looking like national models of success.
Common Core also offers the possibility of collaboration on things like the
development of textbooks and teaching materials aligned to the CCSS, and
perhaps even a common assessment though at least a half dozen states
have decided to opt out of the PARCC. It would seem to make sense that
states wishing to partner on a common assessment even could save money
as opposed to each state paying a company to design an assessment.
The Common Core State Standards are a fact of life in Illinois and in all but
five other states. It’s hard to argue with the goals, but only time will tell if it
will result in progress or whether it is just another in a long line of flawed
national efforts to standardize public education.
(Continued from page 3)
“The Common
Core State Standards
are a fact of life in
Illinois and in all but
five other states. It’s
hard to argue with the
goals, but only time
will tell if it will result in
progress or whether it
is just another in a
long line of flawed
national efforts to
standardize public
education.”
- Dr. Brent Clark, IASA
Executive Director
Legend
Green
- Have adopted Common
Core State Standards
Gray
– Have NOT adopted
Common Core State Standards
Blue
– Has adopted English
Language Arts Standards only
