Commentary
Commentary
8.22.2018
Solid math standards: Necessary...but not sufficient
Some authors get paid by the word. I’m so glad that I don’t. In mathematics, my field, a few words can describe a vast terrain. For standards there are four words that all evaluators, all policymakers, and all parents would do well to keep in mind: necessary but not sufficient.
Commentary
8.22.2018
In it for the long haul: Our district’s experience implementing a high-quality curriculum
Amy Holbrook, Becky Parker, Mandy PolenBy Amy Holbrook, Becky Parker, and Mandy Polen
Report
8.22.2018
Standards
The State of State Standards Post-Common Core
David Griffith, Victoria McDougaldEight years ago, we compared states’ English language arts (ELA) and mathematics standards to what were then the newly-minted Common Core State Standards. That report found that the Common Core was clearer and more rigorous than the ELA standards in thirty-seven states and stronger than the math standards in thirty-nine states.