As promised, here is another take on the viability of the so-called National Core Curriculum Standards, first proposed by the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association. The attached report was produced by William Mathis for EPIC/EPRU. The Education and the Public Interest Center (EPIC) at the University of Colorado at Boulder and the Education Policy Research Unit (EPRU) at Arizona State University collaborate to produce policy briefs and think tank reviews. Their goal is to promote well-informed democratic deliberation about education policy by providing academic as well as non-academic audiences with useful information and high quality analyses. This policy brief was made possible in part by the generous support of the Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice.
The report begins, “Very little evidence supports the contention that establishing national academic standards for K-12 schools will improve the quality of American public education, and the standards push may distract attention from other vital reforms necessary for our schools.” To read the full text click here.
