«It's a reasonable thing to do because implementing new
curriculum on a statewide level is a pretty large endeavor,» said Warren Sata, director of school operations at New Designs Charter School in South L.A., which has been piloting the new Common Core standards for the past year.
This study found the percentage of students scoring «Proficient or Above»
on standardized Language Arts and Mathematics Mississippi
Curriculum Tests, Grade 4 Mississippi Writing Assessment Tests, and 5th Grade Mississippi Science Tests was significantly higher at schools participating in the Whole Schools Initiative that had effectively implemented the WSI integration model when compared to student performance
statewide and when compared to district
level student performance for the school district within which the WSI school was located.