How can I learn more about common standards?
State Profiles: “The Case to Adopt Common College- and Career-Ready Standards” (Alliance for Excellent Education, May 2011): These fifty state profiles capture data relevant to the need for improved standards and assessments in the United States and the potential benefits of educating all students to meet the common college- and career-ready core standards.
“Common Standards: The Time Is Now” (Alliance for Excellent Education, December 2009): This brief outlines the need for common standards that are rigorous, clear, and focused and suggests ways that common standards can help lay the foundation for a stronger education system that will prepare all students for college and careers.
“Principles for a Comprehensive Assessment System” (Alliance for Excellent Education, February 2010): This brief suggests the principles to guide federal and state efforts toward a coherent and cohesive assessment system that is aligned to standards for college and career readiness.
Meaningful Measurement: The Role of Assessments in Improving High School Education in the Twenty-First Century (Alliance for Excellent Education, June 2009): This collection of essays by leading experts discusses important assessment issues, examines promising assessment practices from across the globe, and offers recommendations on how the federal government can support an assessment agenda for the twenty-first century.
“Higher Standards for All: Implications of the Common Core for Equity in Education” (Warren Institute on Race, Ethnicity, and Diversity, April 2010): This research brief reviews the research and evidence that informs the Common Core State Standards Initiative and examines the available research to better understand how the adoption of the Common Core State Standards might affect students of color and English language learners.
“Communities of Color: A Critical Perspective in the Common Standards Movement” (Campaign for High School Equity, April 2010): This issue brief discusses how the Common Core State Standards Initiative could address the achievement gap and the national high school dropout crises.
Links to more resources
Visit the Common Core State Standards Initiative website to learn more about the initiative and to find links to the draft standards for English language arts and mathematics.
