These statements often appear to be accepted as fact (and are sometimes delivered to teachers that way) but are not actually aligned with the spirit and intention of the ELA common-core standards ...

The Common Core State Standards was one of the biggest initiatives in decades aimed at changing public education — and like many school “reforms” in the era of high-stakes standardized ...

Several of the new kindergarten ELA standards add the words “with prompting and support” or “with guidance and support,” but are otherwise the same as the common core.

By the way, before the implementation of Common Core, the Massachusetts English Language Arts Standards were considered one of the best in the nation, and the state’s test scores and rankings ...

The fatal flaws in the Common Core English Language Arts (ELA) standards went unnoticed because over 45 state boards of education and/or their governors hastily adopted the standards in 2010, in ...

The Common Core represents a major shift in education policy. It’s the first time that students are expected to learn the same things at the same grade level, no matter where they live — a big ...

Common Core: 7 Recommendations for Effective Implementation. By David Nagel; 11/01/12; Conflicting reform efforts, poor communications, and "initiative fatigue" are among the factors presenting ...

Common Core learning standards will be replaced with a new set of standards called "Next Generation Learning Standards." Skip to Main Content. ... A glossary of terms for ELA.