Tracing Common Core's History
The push for common standards shared by multiple states isn't new. Conversations about "common" or "national" standards have been a significant part of the public discussion on education for several decades. However, efforts to agree on a common set of standards for state departments of education and, as a result, local school districts have often been sidetracked by concerns that the federal government would become overly involved.
In the following sections, I describe the hurdles and the history of attempts to standardize measures of academic achievement.
In the following sections, I describe the hurdles and the history of attempts to standardize measures of academic achievement.
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