Common Core

Will Fitzhugh points out a weakness in Common Core

by Will Fitzhugh

"The Common Core, thanks to [David] Coleman [and the College Board], has promoted the message that History, too, is nothing but a collection of 'texts.' "

Historians Want to Put Events in Context. Common Core Doesn’t. That’s a Problem.

by Sandra Stotsky

A response to concerns expressed by teachers at a Language Arts Conference.

Diane Ravitch: The Common Core Costs Billions and Hurts Students

She admits she was wrong to back the Common Core and wrong to back a national test regimen.

How the GOP Turned on Common Core

The stunningly swift reversal by Republican politicians didn’t happen by accident. It was the result of an organized effort by Tea Party-affiliated groups anxious to make a mark after a series of legislative losses.

The Historical Ironies of the Right-Wing Movement Against Common Core

by Andrew Hartman

Both left and right critics have assailed Common Core. Here's the debate in historical perspective. 

Common Core increasing popularity of children's history

Although Amazon won't release sales figures, publishers say the genre's growth is phenomenal.

Common Core: It Really Is All About the Tests (and Corporate Profits)

by Alan Singer

When you look at the history of the push for national standards you realize Common Core is all about testing.

We Must Not Gloss Over America's Past

by Walter Kamphoefner

Our form of government has survived for more than two centuries not because it was perfect at the creation. It survived because it contains mechanisms for self-criticism and self-improvement, mechanisms that are undermined by "feel-good" history.

Good Riddance to Common Core Testing

by Diane Ravitch

So far, at least 17 states have backed away from using the federal tests this spring, and some are determined not to use them ever.

Diane Ravitch defends Louis C.K.'s attack on Common Core

by Diane Ravitch

It started with a tweet. 

Diane Ravitch blasts the NYT for failing to understand the controversy over Common Core

by Diane Ravitch

Story after story has repeated the narrative invented by Arne Duncan, that the only opponents of the Common Core are members of the Tea Party and other extremists.

Diane Ravitch blasts Common Core

"It’s been estimated by people who study the Gates website that they spent $2.3 billion to create the Common Core.”

Ravitch: Common Core too complex for young students

Education historian Diane Ravitch says that very little of the curriculum taught to first graders will actually stick with them.

Hillsdale College historian: Common Core "killing" great literature

Fewer students will be exposed to the great works of literature, art and music under the Common Core State Standards Initiative, Terrence O. Moore argues.

Common Core History Standards Could Spell Disaster for Some Teachers

by David Austin Walsh

Some teachers may simply be unable to learn, much less teach, the Common Core.

Why So Many Parents Hate Common Core

by Diane Ravitch

Officials need to stop pressing for implementation.

How the Common Core Standards Can Help U.S. Students Understand History

by Charles Upton Sahm

These are tragic statistics.

Do the Common Core Standards Flunk History?

by Craig Thurtell

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