Since 2010, when most states adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), the Thomas B. Fordham Institute has been committed to monitoring their implementation. One of our initial reports, written in 2013 by lead author Tim Shanahan, surveyed middle and high school English language arts (ELA) teachers and found broad support for the CCSS-ELA, yet highlighted several red flags.| The Thomas B. Fordham Institute
That's what she claims, but the lessons in her curriculum don't bear that out.| nataliewexler.substack.com
A focus on improving students’ critical reading skills, while essential, is missing from many conversations about student success, Alice S. Horning writes.| Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
These kids aren’t lazy. We’re failing them.| Slate Magazine
Enrollment in the humanities is in free fall at colleges around the country. What happened?| The New Yorker