Common Core

EdNext Podcast: Staying the Course with Common Core

Michael J. Petrilli, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and an executive editor at Education Next, joins Editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss the Common Core State Standards Initiative and why there is still time to see positive results from the shift to national standards.

EdStat: Nine of 24 States with D- to D+ Grades in 2009 Received A Grades for Their Proficiency Standards in 2017

The relatively close alignment between state and national assessments represents a major improvement from 2009 when the Common Core initiative began.

EdStat: According to the 2017 EdNext Poll, 51 Percent of Republicans Oppose the Common Core

For the general public, opposition to the Common Core has more than tripled, from 13% in 2013 to 42% in 2016.

What We’re Watching: Lessons Learned From the Common Core

What lessons can education reformers learn from the development and implementation of the Common Core? Rick Hess and Chris Minnich (of the Council of Chief State School Officers) discuss that question in this 20-minute video.

A Common Core Curriculum Quandary

For Eureka Math, open-source leads to a revenue stream

Lessons on Common Core

Critical books offer more folly than wisdom

The Top 20 Education Next Articles of 2016

Here are the most popular articles we published over the course of the last year.

Common Confusion

Most kids in America aren’t on track for success. Why don’t they and their parents know it?

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