Common Core

An Education Next forum draws a response from a former president of the California State Board of Education.

In many states, assessments have advanced considerably over the previous generation of assessments.

The relatively close alignment between state and national assessments represents a major improvement from 2009 when the Common Core initiative began.

For the general public, opposition to the Common Core has more than tripled, from 13% in 2013 to 42% in 2016.

Far fewer support “Common Core.”