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Teachers And The Common Core In Connecticut: From The State Capitol To A City School, Elaina G. Rollins
Teachers And The Common Core In Connecticut: From The State Capitol To A City School, Elaina G. Rollins
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Forty-two states across the country have adopted the Common Core State Standards, a set of K-12 education benchmarks for English Language Arts and math designed to unify academic expectations and prepare students for college and careers. However, while state governments initially chose whether or not to adopt the standards, previous research has shown that successful implementation of this policy ultimately lies in the hands of local educators. My study therefore seeks to understand how a group of teachers interpret and act on the Common Core State Standards and in what ways these educators use creative teaching strategies to move beyond …
Common Core Conversations In Ct: Analyzing Public Testimonies, Richelle Benjamin
Common Core Conversations In Ct: Analyzing Public Testimonies, Richelle Benjamin
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The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is an effort to minimize the learning gap between high- and low-achieving students in the United States by providing a set of standards all students must meet by the end of each grade level. Although 43 states have adopted the CCSS, there are varied opinions on whether this new reform will create positive change within America’s school systems. This research examined the opinions of citizens in Connecticut by analyzing written testimonies from a public hearing that took place in Hartford on March 12, 2014. The results show that two main groups expressed support of …