origins and implications of common core standards for student achievement in georgia
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Origins and Implications of Common Core Standards for Student Achievement in Georgia. Dr. Sheneka M. Williams University of Georgia. Origins of Common Core in Georgia. Many reforms have come and gone since the US was declared “a nation at risk” in 1983 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Origins and Implications of Common Core Standards for
Student Achievement in Georgia
Dr. Sheneka M. WilliamsUniversity of Georgia
Origins of Common Core in Georgia
• Many reforms have come and gone since the US was declared “a nation at risk” in 1983
• Georgia adopted in 2010 as 40 plus other states did the same
What Common Core Is and Is Not
• Is…– A national set of goals for student
learning– A result of collaboration between
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
What Common Core Is and Is Not
• Is Not…– A national curriculum– A mandate proposed by the current
Administration
What Research Says
• Students of color and students living in poverty are performing two-three grade levels higher than they were in the 1990s
• However, performance for students at the middle and top performance levels have remained steady
• Students of color and students living in poverty are beginning to show smaller gains
What Research Says
• Standards neither make or break an educational system
• However, national standards should reduce variation between high performing states and lower performing states
Implications for Georgia
• Common Core should place students in Georgia on a more level playing field with students in Massachusetts
• Increased global competitiveness• Adoption vs. implementation
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• Loveless, Tom. (2014). How well are American students learning? The Brookings Institute. Retrieved October 21, 2014, from www.brookings.edu
• Mathis, W. J. (2010). The “Common Core” Standards Initiative: An Effective Reform Tool? Boulder and Tempe: Education and the Public Interest Center & Education Policy Research Unit. Retrieved October, 20, 2014 fromhttp://epicpolicy.org/publication/common-core-standards
• Petrilli, Michael & Brickman, Michael (September 14, 2014). Common core: Georgia should not retreat now. Retrieved on October 19, 2014 from the Atlanta Journal and Constitution.