Commentary
Standards
Not meeting standards: A warning light, not a death sentence
Misunderstanding Common Core’s aspirational nature. Michael J. Petrilli
Commentary
Curriculum & Instruction, Standards, Accountability & Testing
Ten arguments against Common Core presidential hopefuls should avoid
An open letter to the candidates. Tim Shanahan
Report
Governance, Teachers & School Leaders
Developing School Leaders: What the U.S. Can Learn from England's Model
The myriad challenges facing school principals in the United States have been well documented, including limited opportunities for distributed leadership, inadequate training, and a lackluster pipeline for new leaders. Recently, the Fordham Institute teamed up with the London-based Education Foundation to seek a better understanding of England’s recent efforts to revamp school leadership.
Commentary
Standards, Curriculum & Instruction
EdReports.org
A great resource fact-checks textbooks’ “Common Core-aligned” claims. Victoria Sears
Commentary
Standards
GreatKids Milestones
A new video series shows what it looks like when your kid meets Common Core benchmarks. Robert Pondiscio
Commentary
Standards, Curriculum & Instruction
Moral facts and the Common Core
Just when you thought we’d run out of things to blame on the standards. Kathleen Porter-Magee
Commentary
Standards, Curriculum & Instruction
No time to lose on early reading
This post has been updated with the full text of "No time to lose on early reading"
Commentary
Standards, Curriculum & Instruction
CPAC's Common Core vaudeville show
I’d like to see Bobby Jindal use a teleprompter the next time he attacks Common Core. I’d like to be reassured he knows how to read.
