Successful Implementation of High-Quality Instructional Materials
Numerous studies underscore the effects of high-quality curricula on student achievement, but to achieve the intended goal of adopting such curricula, careful attention must be paid to the implementation process.
Although many students still don’t feel like they are being challenged in the classroom, there have been clear instructional improvements associated with standards-based reform.
As many as 60 percent of entering college freshmen are placed into remedial education courses to develop skills that they should have learned in high school, at a cost of more than $1 billion annually.
Laura Jimenez, Scott Sargrad, Jessica Morales, 1 MoreMaggie Thompson
Reading, Writing, and the Common Core State Standards
Under the new Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts, students are learning to dissect, analyze, and comprehend the type of complex reading they will encounter in college and the workplace.
Staying the course with Common Core-aligned math instruction will afford students not only greater understanding of conceptual mathematics, but also more opportunity in the job market.
A new CAP report highlights six districts that are using teacher leadership and labor-management collaboration to successfully implement the Common Core State Standards.
Andrew Amore, Nichole M. Hoeflich, Kaitlin Pennington
For Women and Girls, the Common Core Is a Step Toward Greater Equity
The Common Core State Standards represent an important step toward closing achievement gaps and opening the door to higher-paying science, technology, engineering, and math jobs for millions of low-income girls and girls of color.
