Sentences with phrase «favor of common core»

After being one of the most outspoken governor's in the nation in favor of the Common Core and its associated testing craze, Malloy's announcement that he was «rightsizing» the Common Core SBAC test by eliminating the requirement that students take the English Language Arts (ELA) Performance Task section.

Haslam appears now to be shifting to a conversation of why higher standards matter rather than advocating in favor of the Common Core.

State Board of Education Member Randy McKinney recently wrote to GOP Chairman Bill Armistead in favor of the Common Core Standards Initiative.

Nor, evidently, did the state's education reporters — Heather could find literally no press coverage of the key moment when Indiana's Board of Education abandoned its fine state standards and well - regarded state tests in favor of Common Core.

Bush is totally in favor of Common Core.

W. Stephen Wilson: It turns out that nearly everyone was in favor of Common Core standards in mathematics if, and this is a big if, they got to write them.

If she's upset with Massachusetts turning its back on her work in favor of Common Core, she's not easily dismissed as a woman scorned.

Arguing in favor of the Common Core are Carmel Martin of the Center for American Progress and Michel Petrilli of the Fordham Institute.

EdNext reports a clear plurality in favor of the Common Core when it notes that the standards will be used hold schools accountable and an evenly divided public when the accountability connection is not made.

Across the street, on the west side of Broadway, StudentsFirstNY, the local branch of Michelle Rhee's school - reform group, organized public school parents in favor of the Common Core.

But two people who took to the podium spoke in favor of Common Core, to the displeasure of the crowd.

He said during a news conference in Albany on Tuesday that he would advocate a home - grown set of standards, like what the Board of Regents began developing in 2008 before they were shelved in favor of the Common Core.

Locally, Charles Russo, superintendent of East Moriches schools, was one of the few educators to speak in favor of Common Core testing at forums that featured then - Education Commissioner John B. King Jr., held last year and in late 2013.

Not exact matches

In 2015, Gates spoke out in favor of national Common Core standards in grades K through 12 and charter schools.

The governor's task force report, released with little fanfare late on Thursday, also calls for scrapping the Common Core standards, which the governor initially fast tracked, in favor a of a new state generated standard.

He's in favor of opting out of the Common Core state learning standards, banning hydrofracking and converting the state's fossil fuel infrastructure to «green» sources of energy like solar.

Common Core destroys diversity in favor of a national curriculum, controlled by a heavy - handed Politburo - style educational elite.

Common Core destroys diversity in favor of a national curriculum, controlled by a heavy - handed Po

In October 2014, researchers for the liberal advocacy group Center for American Progress cited the Pygmalion Effect as an argument in favor of the new, more rigorous Common Core State Standards, a bold education reform adopted by more than 40 states starting in 2010.

And you have Common Core cutting literature in English in favor of «informational texts.»

They have recruited around 75 notable business leaders willing to put their reputations forward in favor of more rigorous standards in schools (including the Kentucky Core Academic Standards, which are aligned to the Common Core) and general educational improvement in the state.

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The authors of Little to Gain would do early - childhood education a considerable service if instead they pushed aggressively for teacher education and professional development that enabled more teachers to meet Common Core benchmarks with the teaching techniques they favor, not demand that we «withdraw kindergarten standards from the Common Core so that they can be rethought along developmental lines.»

In 2012, the first year EdNext inquired about Common Core, 90 % of those who took one side or the other said they favored the standards.

Indeed, the strongest argument in favor of reading by the end of kindergarten and Common Core's vision for early literacy is simply to ensure that children — especially the disadvantaged among them — don't get sucked into the vortex of academic distress associated with early reading failure.

One of the poll's most important findings this year is that support for the Common Core State Standards has dropped, but that a majority of the public still favors the standards.

We still don't have anyone who was willing to debate in favor of the national adoption of Common Core based on the quality of the standards.

Another bit of good news: the single greatest force currently shaping American education — the new Common Core standards, now in place in forty - five states — explicitly endorses Hirsch's ideas and calls for the kind of curriculum that he favors:

For example, the share of the public that say it favors the Common Core State Standards slipped noticeably between 2013 and 2014.

Humanities teacher and blogger Jonathan Olsen advocates in favor of print over digital media, with specific examples of how regular newspaper reading helps his students meet the Common Core Standards.

But when the name «Common Core» isn't mentioned, 61 percent said they favored the general concept of «standards that are the same across the states» — a primary goal of creating the Common Core.

Gov. Bobby Jindal said he would be in favor of withdrawing from a consortium that has helped developed the assessment associated with the Common Core educational standards.

When the PDK / Gallup questions on standards are put next to the Education Next findings on the Common Core, the responses are not out of alignment, Peterson said: People are generally in favor of setting higher expectations for students across states but they also want local teachers to have leeway in how those goals are met.

#page #That's the first time Heather had heard that Indiana had replaced its well - regarded state tests, ISTEP (Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress — Plus) in favor of a brand - new federally funded set of assessments keyed to Common Core.

Among members of the general public (though not among teachers), those who favor the Common Core continue to outnumber opponents.

According to the just - released 2013 Education Next annual poll, which Michael Henderson and I discuss in an article in Education Next, two - thirds of the public support Common Core standards and three - fourths favor an end to social promotion in elementary school and support high school graduation exams.

In Indiana, the support of conservatives who oppose the Common Core may have helped defeat outgoing state superintendent Tony Bennett, who favors the changes.

The governor's task force report, released with little fanfare late in the day, also calls for scrapping the Common Core standards, which the governor initially fast tracked, in favor a of a new state generated standard.

How it relates to Common Core: Starting in the 2014 - 15 school year, states will ditch their existing English and math tests in favor of one of two new exams that test knowledge in the Common Core standards.

His research found that using «Common Core» in an opinion poll triggers a negative response even though most people say they are in favor of national academic standards as a concept.

Indiana State Board of Education member Tony Walker says he plans to vote in favor of proposed academic standards to replace the Common Core in Indiana.

Representatives from Indiana University's and Purdue University's administrations testified last month in favor of keeping the Common Core, though some individual faculty members remain skeptical the new standards will improve instruction in the state's K - 12 schools.

Fifty - four percent of respondents said Indiana should stick with the standards, while 26 percent were in favor of halting Common Core implementation.

Next year, most states will throw out the old tests that varied from state to state in favor of new, Common - Core - aligned tests to measure student performance.

Back in April, before state lawmakers voted to pause Common Core implementation, 54 percent of Hoosiers indicated they were in favor of sticking with the new standards.

In the United States, educational reform financed by federal Race to the Top funds and standardized through the Common Core State Standards Initiative has brought buzzwords like «grit» and «rigor» into the national lexicon, while quietly doing away with play - based developmental learning in the lower grades in favor of an increasingly academic structure.

The recent pushback over social - emotional standards also has included a wariness of collaborative work across state lines, an attitude that contributed to the state's decision to scrap the Common Core academic standards for math and reading in favor of «homegrown standards» that Tennessee will roll out in 2017.

In favor of the proposal: Parents who say the new standards are confusing, education experts who say Indiana's previous standards were top - notch and conservatives who believe the Common Core will chip away at local control.

But now the state is poised to replace the standards as a growing opposition movement to the CCSS has pushed lawmakers toward abandoning them in favor of home - grown alternatives — even though the state has already spent millions of dollars and resources on the Common Core's implementation.

Furst says that at the end of the day, there is no way she would ever be in favor of abandoning the Common Core.