Common Standards: What They Will Mean for You
Printer-friendly versionChange is afoot in the education field, with the adoption of common standards by a majority of states. Maybe your own state has signed on. Now what? Learn what teachers can expect to find in these guidelines. And hear predictions on new developments likely to follow in the wake of standards. From study of rhymes in kindergarten to Renaissance literature in twelfth grade, America’s schools may never look the same. With new standards, advocates are hoping for a long-term lift in student achievement.
Presenters: Laura Slover, vice president for content and policy research; and Doug Sovde, senior associate for mathematics, Achieve, Inc., Washington, D.C.; Chris Minnich, director of standards, Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, D.C.
