The Political Landscape and Governance of the Common Core
In his 2013 CPRE Retreat presentation, Patrick McGuinn (Drew University) describes the political landscape of the Common Core, including opposition from anti-testing advocates, proponents of states' rights, and myriad groups concerned about financial burden, lack of capacity, and accountability implications. As the Common Core is becoming a symbol of Big Government, McGuinn notes that future governance questions surrounding the standards remain unresolved.
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Report | A Research Agenda for the Common Core Standards
The Center on Education Policy (CEP) convened two meetings in 2013 to focus on the need for a more relevant and coordinated research agenda on the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The theory of action behind the proposal was that the research agenda for the CCSS and aligned assessments should be informed not only by the interest areas of leading researchers, but also by the needs of policymakers and practitioners. These meetings were meant to begin a dialogue among key stakeholders about how to work together to support a robust and timely research agenda for the CCSS that informs both policy and practice. Read A Research Agenda for the Common Core State Standards.
Meeting attendees included several CPRE researchers: Cynthia Coburn, David Cohen, Michael Kirst, Jim Spillane, Jonathan Supovitz, and Priscilla Wohlstetter.
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Common Core Research Conference
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CPRE's Jonathan Supovitz (Penn) and James Spillane (Northwestern) have been awarded an AERA Education Research Conference grant with which to host a two-part conference entitled "Policy and Politics of the Common Core". The first conference session will be held in Philadelphia this February and will bring together experts from diverse fields to develop research surrounding the Common Core State Standards. The following conference in November will give these experts the opportunity to present findings from the resulting research. Follow CPRE Insights for future updates.
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