Higher Ed on Common Core: Don't Throw the Baby Out With the Bath Water. While hundreds of higher education leaders from across the country are intensifying their support of the controversial Common Core State Standards, a major financier of the academic benchmarks is expected to urge states to slow down and delay high-stakes consequences tied to them.
More than 200 leaders in 33 states Tuesday announced the formation of their coalition – Higher Ed for Higher Standards – urging states reconsidering whether to adopt the standards or the aligned assessments to stay the course and make adjustments with implementation along the way. The Common Core standards, they said, are necessary to improve college completion rates and economic success. [READ: Oklahoma, South Carolina Governors Repeal Common Core] "This is a great pathway for our young people realizing their dreams of graduating high school, attending college and preparing for careers," said Nancy Zimpher, chancellor of the State University of New York, during a call with reporters. Common Core State Standards Initiative. Common Core State Standards - Resources.