Common-Core Commentaries

Tom Loveless weighs in on the quality and rigor of the standards and whether they can make a dent in student achievement.
April 13, 2012 - Education Week
Early math skills are an equal predictor to literacy skills of school success, argue Deborah Stipek, Alan Schoenfeld, and Deanna Gomby.
March 27, 2012 - Education Week
Elementary school teacher Anthony Colucci is hopeful about the common standards, but says they're not as important as the standards he holds himself to in the classroom.
March 20, 2012 - Teacher
Drawing on their experiences, educators from the Teacher Leaders Network identify key attributes of effective collaboration.
March 14, 2012 - Teacher
An AP English teacher with an open-enrollment policy explains how she tries to unlock the potential in students in the same way that a former high school teacher helped her to "dream big."
March 6, 2012 - Teacher
Joanne Yatvin writes that demands of the reading standards exceed what young children are capable of delivering intellectually, physiologically, and emotionally.
February 27, 2012 - Education Week
How do you know you're ready to become a teacher leader? Middle school teacher Marsha Ratzel says these signals will let you know you're on that path.
February 21, 2012 - Teacher
The professional development needed to support teachers' part in the common-core standards has remained an afterthought, Stephanie Hirsh writes.
January 31, 2012 - Education Week
The new reading standards would impose limits that are too restrictive, Maja Wilson and Thomas Newkirk write.
December 13, 2011 - Education Week
The common-core standards cry out for K-12-higher education collaboration, Brad C. Phillips and Bruce Vandal write.
November 1, 2011 - Education Week

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