The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2016

She moved to Newark with her family at age 4. Esteves’ teacher gives her books to take home, part of the school’s push to keep students reading outside of school. In last year’s statewide Common Core-related PARCC test, just 24 percent of the students at Esteves’ school met grade-level expectations in reading and writing, a category called English language arts and literacy. When I started teaching, we had standards, but they weren’t broken down as they are now.

Common Core 45

Common Core Elementary Guidelines Academic Standards 45

The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2016

Since Kentucky became the first state to adopt the Common Core in 2010, the achievement gap between students with disabilities and their nondisabled peers has widened slightly – despite sweeping expectations the more rigorous standards would help eliminate disparities in academic performance. But to expect that the Common Core – or any standards – alone will move the needle is overreaching, he said. And we’ve got to reframe that.”.

Common Core 50

Common Core Tablets Academic Standards Elementary 50