New School Standards Raise the Education Bar?
Look at this recent report from NBC Nightly News: : http://nightly.newsvine.com/_video/2010/03/10/4003881-new-school-standards-raise-the-education-bar
U.S. 15 year olds are ranked in the bottom third worldwide in math and science.
Over 45% of college students need remediation in basic math and science.
Just Released:
As part of the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI), the draft K-12 standards are now available for public comment. These draft standards, developed in collaboration with teachers, school administrators, and experts, seek to provide a clear and consistent framework to prepare our children for college and the workforce.
Governors and state commissioners of education from 48 states, 2 territories and the District of Columbia committed to developing a common core of state standards in English-language arts and mathematics for grades K-12. This is a state-led effort coordinated by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO).
The NGA Center and CCSSO have received feedback from national organizations representing, but not limited to teachers, postsecondary education (including community colleges), civil rights groups, English language learners, and students with disabilities. These standards are now open for public comment until Friday, April 2.
These standards define the knowledge and skills students should have within their K-12 education careers so that they will graduate high school able to succeed in entry-level, credit-bearing academic college courses and in workforce training programs. The standards are:
* Aligned with college and work expectations;
* Clear, understandable and consistent;
* Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order skills;
* Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards;
* Informed by other top performing countries, so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society; and
* Evidence-based.
The college- and career-readiness standards were released for public comment in September 2009.
Comments
This is a debate that I have been officially part of and it is not an easy one to navigate. If CA wants their share of RTTT funding, they have to accept the common-core standards. However, because CA standards under NCLB are already more advanced, how do we implement both? Certainly, we will not lower our standards but in some cases, CA standards are not inclusive of the common-core being proposed. This creates a learning objective dilemna that will bear down on the teacher and instructional minutes.
Thomas - Sacramento, CA - 03/15/2010
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