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Four Common Core 'flimflams' - The Washington Post - 0 views

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  • oppose the Common Core. Although conservatives lead the way, in the bluest of states, California and New York, more people now disapprove than approve of the standards
  • where is the research to support: close reading, increased Lexile levels, the use of informational texts
  • Ontario’s standards are far more in line with the research on early childhood development,
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  • In 2010, when the standards were being rolled out, 500 early childhood experts –pediatricians, researchers and psychologists–found the early childhood Common Core standards to be so developmentally inappropriate that they called for their suspension in grades K-3.
  • Flimflam # 1: The Common Core standards are internationally benchmarked and grounded in research.
  • Flimflam # 3: The Common Core will close the achievement gap.
  • According to a report by the Carnegie Corporation, the Common Core may double the drop-out rate
  • decrease the four year graduation rate to 53 percent
  • Flimflam #4: The problems with the Common Core standards can be fixed at the state and local level.
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