Three-Minute Video Explaining the Common Core State Standards. Teachers Were Never The Problem. Poverty still lies at the root of the U.S.
‘education crisis.’ Social science research over the last few decades has shown that two thirds of student achievement is a product of out-of-school factors - and among the most powerful of those is economic status. Google the phrase “education crisis” and you'll be hit with a glut of articles, blog posts and think tank reports claiming the entire American school system is facing an emergency. Much of this agitprop additionally asserts that teachers unions are the primary cause of the alleged problem. Not surprisingly, the fabulists pushing these narratives are often backed by anti-public school conservatives and anti-union plutocrats. Principal: ‘I was naïve about Common Core’ Here’s a powerful piece about how an award-winning principal went from being a Common Core supporter to an opponent.
This was written by Carol Burris, principal of South Side High School in New York. She was named the 2010 New York State Outstanding Educator by the School Administrators Association of New York State. She is one of the co-authors of the principals’ letter against evaluating teachers by student test scores, which has been signed by 1,535 New York principals.
By Carol Burris When I first read about the Common Core State Standards, I cheered.