Today, the Senate is likely to take up HCR 11 (or Senate equivalent) pertaining to the legislative affirmation of Common Core Standards in the State of Michigan. I remain stridently opposed to the adoption of Common Core Standards in Michigan for the following principle reasons: -There is no objective evidence that Common Core Standards are likely to improve student performance -The adoption of Common Core Standards will result in an accountability “vacation” of at least four years at a time when accountability is more important than ever -The implementation of Common Core Standards will divert more than $535M away from the classrooms and into administration or professional development Independent of the form or content of the resolution, if adopted, it will be non-binding on all matters except for the authorization of funding for the Department of Education to implement Common Core Standards in the State of Michigan.
Posted on: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 04:54:36 +0000
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