In addition, we must emphasize that the Common Core has long been a state - led effort, and the federal government has had no role in
the creation of these academic standards.
Obama has joined the three presidents preceding him in favoring a far different policy of school improvement than that epitomized by Title I. Instead of additional dollars for extra services for children,
the creation of academic standards and tests to measure achievement is seen as the way to increase the quality of American schools, especially that of schools with concentrations of low - income children.
Not exact matches
Cuomo also will have input from a panel
of his
creation: The 15 - member Common Core Task Force, asked to conduct a sweeping review
of the
academic standards, curriculum and exams, is due to report its recommendations this month.
After congratulating the nation for working to amass current successes — including financial aid options that have «finally opened the doors
of college to all Americans,» state - developed
academic standards, the
creation of a voluntary national test, technology in the schools, and an emphasis on class - size reduction — Clinton outlined his proposal to drive public education into the 21st century.
As assistant secretary
of education and counselor to U.S. Secretary
of Education Lamar Alexander from 1991 - 1993, Ravitch led the federal effort to promote the
creation of voluntary state and national
academic standards.
The proposed legislation, which hits the House floor this afternoon, would have two key effects: prohibit the possibility
of engaging in a new, substantial mechanism to compare NC students»
academic performance with that
of students in other states; and authorize the
creation of a review commission composed
of parents, educators, and other stakeholders to review alternative
standards and recommend them for adoption.
Work toward the
creation of a successful vocabulary program, guided by both
academic and content - area terms taken directly from the mathematics and English language arts
standards.
Humphries supports several measures backed by Republicans — including school vouchers and the
creation of new
academic standards to replace the Common Core State
Standards that Evers adopted in 2010.
Through the
creation and development
of a high - quality, teacher - led professional learning community, teachers will become empowered to implement highly engaging strategies, routines, and texts in their lessons, which will develop independent readers and writers and increase the level
of rigor and
academic standards in ELA classrooms.
In 1991, Lamar Alexander, the first President Bush's secretary
of education, made her an assistant secretary, a post she used to lead a federal effort to promote the
creation of state and national
academic standards.
As Assistant Secretary, she led the federal effort to promote the
creation of voluntary state and national
academic standards.
Under Bush, David Kearns, the former chair
of the Xerox Corporation, was hired by then Secretary
of Education Lamar Alexander to develop national
academic standards, and during the Clinton administration, corporate executives endorsed the
creation of a National Skills
Standards Board as part
of the Goals 2000 legislation, and similarly supported the School - to - Work Opportunities Act.8