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China’s Common Core
Although we often hear about how China is in hot economic competition with the U. S., we don’t hear as frequently how eerily similar their education system is to ours. “The Chinese government has always…
Academics Deconstruct Common Core
What do Diane Ravitch and the TEA party have in common?
Common Core Besieged @ MLA
Gerald Graff, a professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago, presented a defense of Common Core after author and educator Diane Ravitch strongly criticized the federal education curriculum.
MLA Hates Common Core
When education reforms are attacked by both the Left and Right, maybe both sides have a good point.
Common Core’s Uncommon Opponents
If there’s one thing education experts agree on, it’s that Common Core isn’t creating a lot of common alliances!
Teachers’ Union Doesn’t Like Common Core
Inevitably, the discussion veered from teacher-evaluation criteria at the federal and state levels to upcoming requirements of Common Core.
Enigma of Common Core
Two online courses on teaching the Common Core education initiative of the Obama Administration that are just about as vague as the program.
Common Core Defenders
Their tales of success may leave parents grateful that they don’t have children who are students in those districts.
Common Core in Denial
Student Achievement Partners co-founder Jason Zimba sat down the Thomas B. Fordham Institute’s Executive Vice President Michael Petrilli recently to promote Common Core, the Obama Administration’s higher education initiative.