Sentences with phrase «uniform curriculum standards»

At that time, another generation of school reformers argued that differentiated curriculums and instruction had sent U.S. schools downward in international rankings on tests; through the 1980s and 1990s, they pressed for uniform curriculum standards, common assessments, and tough accountability rules for schools, teachers, and students.

Again, uniform curriculum standards compete with customized choices.

Not exact matches

The primary reason for this perspective is that governments, when they function well, are oriented towards equality and will therefore seek to impose uniform standards on all schools as well as to prescribe curriculum requirements

If we have an open and vigorous debate about whether it is desirable for our large, diverse country to have a uniform national set of standards, curriculum, and assessments, I am confident that they would lose.

The high student mobility rate forced DoDEA administrators to institute within the system a uniform curriculum and standards - based instruction, so teachers know what material students have covered when they arrive.

Although standardized tests can provide parents with useful information about their child's academic performance, using them to impose uniform standards that so narrowly define «quality» creates perverse incentives that narrow the curriculum, stifle innovation, and can drive away quality schools from participating in the choice program.

The project will support the adoption of the New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) by providing teachers with rich professional development regarding the standards, formatting new science curriculum maps, uniform lesson structure, and STEM - based inquiry labs and experiments.

In plain English, this means that Common Core determines what children need to learn, and sets uniform and consistent standards for public school students, regardless of where they live or how their specific curriculum is designed.