The Lost Opportunity of the Common Core State Standards

Autor/in	Welner, Kevin G.
Titel	The Lost Opportunity of the Common Core State Standards
Quelle	In: Phi Delta Kappan, 95 (2014) 7, S.39-40 (2 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-7217
Schlagwörter	Academic Standards; State Standards; Accountability; Educational Assessment; Instructional Materials; Faculty Development; High Stakes Tests; Educational Opportunities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Verantwortung; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance
Abstract	This article offers a commentary on the Common Core State Standards, which were developed by a talented and well-resourced team, and are purported to be of higher quality than many former or existing state standards. However, according to this author, Common Core has become much more than the standards themselves; they are the foundational element to further entrenchment of a system that also includes new assessments, augmented accountability regimes, and marketplaces of new materials, testing supports, and professional development. It is almost impossible to disentangle the Common Core from the larger apparatus of high-stakes, standards-based testing and accountability policies that dominate American schooling. The Common Core effort is the equivalent of fixing and further developing a harmful apparatus. Standards can be beneficial elements of a high-functioning educational system; so can assessments. Many well-intentioned and smart people are working to advance the Common Core and make it successful, but unless and until politicians reverse course and focus on closing opportunity gaps, the Common Core will be part of the problem, and its potential benefits will never be realized. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10