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Why We Should be Skeptical about the Common Core

Why We Should be Skeptical about the Common Core. Tom loveless Senior Fellow, Governance Studies Brown Center on Education Policy The brookings institution May 19, 2014. State Content Standards. Relationship: Fordham’s Ratings of State Content Standards with State NAEP Gains.

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Why We Should be Skeptical about the Common Core

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  1. Why We Should be Skeptical about the Common Core Tom loveless Senior Fellow, Governance Studies Brown Center on Education Policy The brookings institution May 19, 2014

  2. State Content Standards Relationship: Fordham’s Ratings of State Content Standards with State NAEP Gains

  3. State Proficiency Levels Relationship: State Proficiency Level with NAEP Achievement *p < 0.05

  4. Variation of State NAEP Scores Between- and Within-State Variation of State NAEP Scores

  5. Changes in NAEP Scores Changes in NAEP Scores (in Scale Score Points),by Implementation of CCSS

  6. Why Are the Effects So Weak? • Implementation is everything that happens after adopting standards, including: • All four components vary in quality. • Curriculum • Instruction • Assessment • Accountability

  7. Conclusion Common Core is unlikely to have a significant effect on student achievement.

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