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How to get more districts on a path to quality, aligned curriculums
By Laura Slover and Bonnie Hain
By Laura Slover and Bonnie Hain
By Amber M. Northern and Michael J. Petrilli
Eight 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.
Weighted student funding, also known as student-based budgeting (SBB), is a funding mechanism that aims to allocate school resources more equitably.