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Here are news and opinion stories educators, advocates, policy wonks and makers are talking about today:
News and Analysis
Opponents of the Common Core State Standards got a boost in recent weeks, as Missouri and North Carolina moved to reassess their involvement, while the governors of Utah and Wisconsin distanced themselves from the standards. (Education Week )
David Boies, the star trial lawyer who helped lead the legal charge that overturned California’s same-sex marriage ban, is becoming chairman of the Partnership for Educational Justice, a group that former CNN anchor Campbell Brown founded in part to pursue lawsuits challenging teacher tenure. (New York Times)
Many people don’t realize it’s a set of standards, not a curriculum. NPR’s Eric Westervelt talks with education reporter Cory Turner about other misconceptions about the Common Core standards. (NPR)
The backlash against the Common Core has prompted lawmakers in at least 12 states to get more involved in setting their own K-12 academic standards, injecting politics into a process usually conducted in obscurity by bureaucrats. (Washington Post)
Delaware Gov. Jack Markell co-chaired the Common Core State Standards Initiative. He speaks with NPR’s Scott Simon about the set of standards, and responds to its critics. (NPR)