Georgia families, educators and policy makers are of many views about the impact of Common Core State Standards and whether Georgia should continue to participate. This discussion is likely to become a topic for possible legislation during the 2014 General Assembly.
Georgia families, educators and policy makers are of many views about the impact of Common Core State Standards and whether Georgia should continue to participate. This discussion is likely to become a topic for possible legislation during the 2014 General Assembly.
Therefore, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation has published a data-driven Common Core analysis to bring clarity to a controversial subject without making a policy recommendation.
“We understand this is an extremely hot topic,” said Foundation President Kelly McCutchen. “We believe it is important in every policy discussion to dig down into the real background and data so that we can provide the information people need to make their own decisions.”
Analysis sections include control of what is taught in our classrooms, specific weaknesses in the standards, student data and privacy, federal influence on state education authority, costs to implement the Common Core and implications for opting out of or continuing to participate.
Among their many concerns, some Common Core critics cite potential expanded federal government intervention in local public education. The analysis states, “The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Affordable Care Act litigation further protects the states from federal government coercion in health care. This ruling applies to other areas, including education.”
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue chaired the 2009 Common Core initiative for the National Governors Association, and the 2010 national announcement was held in Georgia. Several prominent conservative governors initially and still support its objectives. Some critics contend the initiative has been co-opted by the federal government with strings tied to federal aid.
The Foundation analysis reports that many of Georgia’s existing standards were written into Common Core: “This critical mass means tests, textbooks and other instructional materials are now likely to be more closely aligned with Georgia’s standards as opposed to the old system where large states such as California, New York and Texas dominated the market and influenced the content of instructional resources.”
The report excerpts reviews published by many organizations including the Heartland Institute, the Thomas Fordham Institute, the Pioneer Institute, Education Week, and the Wall Street Journal, along with academic research produced by Emory University and the University of Arkansas. The report also contains extensive footnotes to other Common Core research.
Georgia families, educators and policy makers are of many views about the impact of Common Core State Standards and whether Georgia should continue to participate. This discussion is likely to become a topic for possible legislation during the 2014 General Assembly.
Therefore, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation has published a data-driven Common Core analysis to bring clarity to a controversial subject without making a policy recommendation.
“We understand this is an extremely hot topic,” said Foundation President Kelly McCutchen. “We believe it is important in every policy discussion to dig down into the real background and data so that we can provide the information people need to make their own decisions.”
Analysis sections include control of what is taught in our classrooms, specific weaknesses in the standards, student data and privacy, federal influence on state education authority, costs to implement the Common Core and implications for opting out of or continuing to participate.
Among their many concerns, some Common Core critics cite potential expanded federal government intervention in local public education. The analysis states, “The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Affordable Care Act litigation further protects the states from federal government coercion in health care. This ruling applies to other areas, including education.”
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue chaired the 2009 Common Core initiative for the National Governors Association, and the 2010 national announcement was held in Georgia. Several prominent conservative governors initially and still support its objectives. Some critics contend the initiative has been co-opted by the federal government with strings tied to federal aid.
The Foundation analysis reports that many of Georgia’s existing standards were written into Common Core: “This critical mass means tests, textbooks and other instructional materials are now likely to be more closely aligned with Georgia’s standards as opposed to the old system where large states such as California, New York and Texas dominated the market and influenced the content of instructional resources.”
The report excerpts reviews published by many organizations including the Heartland Institute, the Thomas Fordham Institute, the Pioneer Institute, Education Week, and the Wall Street Journal, along with academic research produced by Emory University and the University of Arkansas. The report also contains extensive footnotes to other Common Core research.
