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Common Core State Standards Pros And Cons

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Education reform has been a hot topic for many years. In 1954 it was Brown vs. Board of Education and this was when separating public schools into Black and White students was declared unconstitutional. Then in 1975 there was the Individuals and Disabilities Education Act that gave all students, no matter if disabled or not, the right for equal opportunities in public schools. In 2001 there was the No Child Left Behind Act that raised the standards while assessing what students remembered from what they were being taught (Burks 253). Most recently the hot topic in education reform is the newly developed Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Similar to most new ideas brought into any established environment, these new standards are not being given a chance to prove they will help get students college or career ready. Like many new ideas, Common Core disserves a chance to prove its intent. These standards are getting bad raps from teachers because it is a new thing they are not used to using. Parents are not happy with the standards …show more content…

The National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State Schools Officers (CCSSO) spent several years developing and revising the standards before turning them over to the school systems. In November of 2007, state chiefs started discussing the development of Common Core. After 13 months, in December 2008, NGA and CCSSO released a report that advised states to “upgrade state standards by adopting a common core of internationally benchmarked standards in math and language arts for grades K-12 to ensure that students are equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to be globally competitive (CCSSI).” After almost two years of feedback, editing, and revisions in June of 2010 NGA and CCSSO released the final Common Core State Standards. By December 2013, 45 states and territories had adopted the CCSS and started implementing the standards at a local

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