Something in Common: The Common Core Standards and the Next Chapter in American Education

Rothman, Robert

ISBN 10 : 1612501087 ISBN 13 : 9781612501086

Editeur : Harvard Educational Publishing Group, 2011

Synopsis

Something in Common is the first book to provide a detailed look at the groundbreaking Common Core State Standards and their potential to transform American education.

This book tells the story of the unfolding political drama around the making of the Common Core State Standards for math and English language arts, which were adopted by 43 states and the District of Columbia over a six-month period in 2010, after decades of similar proposals had gone down in flames.

As a senior fellow at the major organization promoting the Common Core standards, education writer Bob Rothman gives the reader a bird’s eye view of this unfolding drama and brings the major players to life with lively anecdotes and behind-the-scenes details. He describes the developments leading up to the historic agreement and compares them to earlier efforts. He also explains the content of the standards in depth, describes steps being taken to implement them, and examines how the assessment consortia plan to measure student performance against the new standards.

The book is a must-have reference work for researchers, practitioners, school leaders, policy makers, and others interested in contemporary education policy and reform.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Robert Rothman has written extensively on standards and assessments. He is a senior fellow at the Alliance for Excellent Education and the author of Something in Common: The Common Core Standards and the Next Chapter in American Education (Harvard Education Press).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harvard Educational Publishing Group
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1612501087
• ISBN 13: 9781612501086
• Reliure: Belle reliure
• Nombre de pages: 232
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible